Posts by Sula Gleeson

“A THEATRE for deaf and hard of hearing communities throughout the borough is celebrating after successfully applying to become a registered charity. Dudley Deaf Theatre grew out of a project to bring performing arts to the deaf and hard of hearing, run by members of Dudley Deaf Social Club and Black Country Touring. As part…

Artist Jamal Ajala, from the first year of Graeae’s Ensemble programme, speaks about why it’s so important and needs to continue. Watch him sign about his real desire for this programme to continue – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKOiCJBhUPc&feature=youtu.be You can help to secure a future for the next generation of young Deaf/disabled artists by making a donation to Graeae’s…

Taken from an article on BBC News – Wales. “An almost star struck schoolgirl asked “are they performing today?” as a group dressed all in black with white ties and gloves trooped past. This degree of celebrity among fellow Cwmbran High School pupils is a world away from the isolation and loneliness many choir members…

Theatre Royal Haymarket and Masterclass Trust have partnered with charity Kidscape for a new project called Cyberscene which will combat cyber bullying. Judi Dench, winner of the most Olivier Awards for acting, has also spoken out in support of the project. Ahead of Anti-Bullying Week (14 – 18 November) Masterclass and Kidscape will work with…

For those who love Shakespeare should obviously visit his Globe theatre in London.  Don’t forget that Deafinitely Theatre have performed there, and the play Imogen has just finished where they used a young Deaf actor. “The Exhibition audio guide, developed in conjunction with Acoustiguide, offers up to an hour of additional insights into Elizabethan playgoing…