Accessibility
Bradford Live prides itself on being a welcoming and accessible venue for all visitors. We will always endeavour to support all our patrons to access and enjoy our events. Below you can find a variety of information to help you plan your visit.
Our Access Team
At Bradford Live, we understand that access can mean so much more than ramps and lifts (though these of course are important). It is about representation and respect as much as anything else, and recognising that barriers to access can be logistical, physical, cultural, financial and more. Through ongoing training of staff and partnerships with organisations such as Attitude is Everything, Bradford Live can ensure that they are at the forefront of access in the live entertainment industry.
Please call 0343 310 0026 or email for access tickets and any enquiries you may have.
To Register Your Access Requirements:
Register your requirements with us by filling in our registration form. Bradford Live offers a complimentary essential companion ticket to all shows and workshops for patrons with a variety of access requirements (subject to availability/verification may be required).
Please email our box office team with the completed form and/or any questions you may have:
Accessibility within the building
Access to the venue is step-free via the Box Office Entrance (next to Alhambra Theatre) which leads directly into the Stalls/Foyer Bar area. From here, a lift provides access to all floors. The VIP entrance is step-free with access to all floors via lift.
Accessible toilets are available on each level. On the ground floor there are three accessible toilets located between doors B,C and D into the stalls, and one Changing Places facility located by door B.
Assistance is available immediately on entrance into the Box Office Entrance. The counter, as with all our service points, has a wheelchair-accessible section. All six bars have accessible counters.
We have a spacious raised platform for wheelchair spaces at the rear of the stalls, which is also suitable for those who wish to come in a scooter. We also have wheelchair spaces in the upper circle that are suitable for average sized wheelchairs.
Essential companions accompanying patrons in wheelchairs will receive a complimentary ticket (verification may be required).
If you require a wheelchair space please contact us directly. Wheelchairs can be provided for users to transfer to their auditorium seat; please let us know at the time of booking if you require this service. For access tickets and enquiries please call 0343 310 0026 or email us at . Tickets will be sent directly by email or can be collected from the box office upon request.
Access across the venue
raised rear stalls of auditorium – level from the foyer bar
auditorium floor – by ramp or 5 steps
main toilets – by lift or 18 steps
lower circle bar – by lift or 28 steps
lower circle balcony from bar area – 6 steps (not fully accessible)
upper circle – by lift or 74 steps
Ballroom – by lift or 28 steps
Gaumont bar – step free access from VIP entrance or 9 steps from the Foyer Bar
Venue Pre-Visit
If you would like to visit the space when performances are not taking place to look at the wheelchair places available in the auditorium we can make arrangements with the duty manager to allow this. Please contact the box office to arrange a time:
Audio Description
Audio description is available through the Sennheiser MobileConnect App.
This is a ‘Bring your own device’ system to use with a smart phone & headphones or hearing aids.
Download the App
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sennheiser-mobileconnect/id848127271
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.sennheiser.sst.mobileconnect&pli=1
Connect to the Wifi:
RE_Bradford_Mobile_Connect
Password: Mobile Connect
Once the app is downloaded, the choice to select audio feed is either
Show relay (Main auditorium)
Cabaret (Gaumont Bar)
Ballroom
Guide Dogs
Assistance Dogs are welcome throughout the venue. If you are blind or visually impaired and would like to attend with a personal assistant, please contact the box office:
Quiet Spaces
We have a dedicated quiet space located in our Treatment room, which is on the basement level. This can be reached via steps or lift. Please speak with a member of staff should you have need of this space on your visit.
Location
Bradford Live is located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire and is accessible by train, bus, coach and car. The venue is situated on Godwin Street next door to the Alhambra Theatre and opposite the Mirror Pool in City Park.
There are several nearby car parks. It is approximately 10 minutes flat walk from the Broadway Carpark, the preferred option.
Blue Badge Parking
There are blue badge spaces located at the front of the Alhambra Theatre on Morley Street. You can access the Morley Street spaces using Great Horton Road at the side of the theatre. There is a bollard system which will check your Blue Badge and allow access round the front of the theatre to the parking bays on Morley Street. Spaces are on a first come, first serve basis - parking can be for 5hrs (no return within 1hr).