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‘As You Like It’ cast praised for handling heckler who reportedly claimed BSL performance was ‘discriminating against hearing people’ (BSL)

January 30, 2023 by

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Staff and performers at London’s @sohoplace theatre have been commended online for their response to a heckler who allegedly claimed […]

Interview: Deaf actress Katie Erich on ‘The Solid Life of Sugar Water’ at the Orange Tree Theatre

October 19, 2022 by

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Ahead of the press night for The Solid Life of Sugar Water this evening, The Limping Chicken’s Liam O’Dell sat […]

Interview: Graeae’s Jenny Sealey on becoming first Deaf director of a major opera with ‘The Paradis Files’

April 4, 2022 by

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Jenny Sealey, artistic director of the deaf and disabled theatre company Graeae, is to make history this month, when she […]

Spotlight criticised for option to decline submissions from deaf and disabled actors

November 2, 2020 by

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Spotlight, an online platform which allows individuals to list casting opportunities for actors and performers, has faced a backlash online […]

Liam O’Dell: Disability-friendly theatre on and off-stage at the Donmar is incredibly refreshing

January 31, 2020 by

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To describe theatre as ‘refreshing’ probably sounds a bit bizarre, but it’s perhaps just one word to sum up Teenage Dick […]

Watch: Deaf actress Nadia Nadarajah on her new play, ‘Midnight Movie’

November 21, 2019 by

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Deaf actress Nadia Nadarajah is to star in Midnight Movie, a new production running at the Royal Court Theatre from next […]

Deaf News: Stagetext calls for arts venues to better include deaf people

November 15, 2019 by

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The arts charity Stagetext, which provides captioning services to theatres, museums and galleries, says more should be done to welcome […]

“Our mission could be in jeopardy.” Graeae’s Jenny Sealey on impact of Access to Work problems on theatre company

October 28, 2014 by

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How serious is the situation facing Graeae now? Graeae supports employees and freelancers to make Access to Work applications and […]