Venue Description

Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF) is London’s leading festival of free outdoor theatre and performing arts and, in the words of The Guardian, makes an “unrivalled contribution to the happiness of the people of London”. GDIF is committed to breaking new ground in outdoor performance and raising the ambition, quality and diversity of outdoor work produced in the UK. GDIF forms part of the Royal Greenwich Festivals, an annual series of high-quality events organised by the Royal Borough of Greenwich to celebrate cultural vibrancy, and is the flagship annual event produced by FESTIVAL.ORG. GDIF events take place across the borough, from the beautiful historic setting of the Old Royal Naval College, to Eltham’s bustling high-street and the dynamic twin Woolwich locations of General Gordon Square and Royal Arsenal Riverside. We also put on events in the outdoor public spaces of Canary Wharf, the City of London, the Royal Docks, and Tower Hamlets. GDIF is free for everyone to enjoy. Typically, a handful of performances are partially ticketed each year because of capacity constraints but even at these we guarantee some free tickets to those with limited access to the arts.

Accessibility

GDIF welcomes all and endeavours to be accessible for everyone! We have worked with our artists and team to consider access at every stage of the process. Our friendly team of staff and volunteers are available for assistance and have been trained in Disability Equality. All shows and sites are relaxed and we invite audiences to feel at home in our company. Across multiple sites and across our events we take time to consider each site for inclusive practice. Access on site At GDIF we do our best to make our events as accessible & inclusive as they can be. All GDIF sites will: ✅ Be wheelchair accessible ✅ Be assistance dog friendly ✅ Have viewing areas with chairs ✅ Have accessible toilets ✅ Include blue badge parking information Greenwich Fair, Dancing City & Healing Together will be provided with: ✅ Access Area (with quiet space) ✅ Mobiloo or a Changing Space: – Mobiloo is a mobile accessible toilet with hoist and changing bench. Please bring your own sling if you wish to use the hoist. Worried about getting to site? Each event page will have: ✅ Photo routes and travel information – Easy Read photo routes from the nearest transport link to the venue, will be available on the website prior to the festival. Keep an eye on the event pages!

Accessibility Guide

Accessibility Guide Link: https://festival.org/gdif/access-at-gdif/

Access Statement

Access Statement Link: https://festival.org/gdif/access-at-gdif/

Accessible Performances

Accessible shows ✅ BSL and Captioning – BSL available at selected times, please check out our BSL event guide. – Captions provided by The Difference Engine App which will enable audiences to receive captions directly on their own mobile devices. Find out more about Difference Engine app for our captions, which you can download via your App Store. ✅ Audio Description and Audio Tours Audio Description Introductions for all Installations A series of selected Live Audio Described and Pre-recorded Audio Described performances Download our Audio Description Event guide and contact Alex (alex@festival.org) to book your place. ✅ Easy Read information & Relaxed Introductions Easy Read visual stories, and relaxed environments for selected shows. Download our Relaxed Show Guide for more information.

Awards List

Attitude is Everything Charter Member Without Walls Network Partner “Rising to unprecedented challenges, London’s annual street performance festival remains accessible, engaging and inspiring” The Stage

Toilets

All sites will have an accessible toilet. We aim to work with local venues to offer indoor accessible toilet provision, for sites where this is not possible, accessible portaloos are available. For our day events, we work with Mobiloo to provide a Changing Place Toilet.

Staff

Access Managers are available at most sites to support audiences. They will have a minimum of Level 2 BSL and have experience supporting disabled people. All volunteers and staff are provided with yearly Disability Equality Training.

Assistance dog facilities

Assistance dog exercise facilities

Most sites are outdoors and this will be available onsite or nearby.

Other assistance dog facilities

Each event page includes content and Trigger warnings that will provide details of loud and sudden noises.