★★★★★ Rinkoo ‘Roo’ Barpaga is Deaf, and his life is still awash with noise. It’s represented in the lighting – […]
July 27, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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Three Deaf creatives are to be published in a new collection of monologues for actors of colour to use when […]
June 6, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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Deaf teenager Eloise Pennycott is to have a play performed in London’s Dorfman Theatre in July, after she was announced […]
May 21, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Liam O’Dell: ‘Everyday’ by Deafinitely Theatre conjures a potent play on abuse
Please note: This review – like the play itself – discusses domestic and sexual abuse. Please take care when reading […]
May 10, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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Content warning: Please note this article discusses domestic abuse. As Deafinitely Theatre prepares for the world premiere of their play […]
April 4, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Jenny Sealey, artistic director of the deaf and disabled theatre company Graeae, is to make history this month, when she […]
February 1, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Deaf girl unable to access Frozen and Hex musicals as theatres offer limited captioned performances
The mother of a Deaf nine-year-old has shared their experience of trying to attend accessible theatre performances during the coronavirus […]
December 4, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign inspires new Derby Theatre film, ‘Afterthought’
A short film highlighting the UK Government’s failure to provide an in-person interpreter for its coronavirus briefings has been released […]
November 26, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Deafinitely Theatre announces 20th anniversary production, ‘Everyday’
Deaf theatre company Deafinitely Theatre, which celebrates its 20th anniversary next year, has shared details of the production which will […]
November 21, 2021 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Stagetext celebrates 21st birthday at venue where it all began
In its anniversary exhibition at the Barbican Centre, arts captioning charity Stagetext argue that ‘captions speak louder’, but when individuals […]
August 17, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
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