The Arts Council has announced a total of £301,008 to support deaf and disabled-led arts organisations to go nationwide with two tours.
Deafinitely Theatre is only professional deaf-led theatre company in the UK that works bilingually in British Sign Language (BSL) and spoken English, and produces work that caters for all ages.
It has been awarded £81,008 for Deafinitely Little: a deaf-led bilingual touring theatre project developed for families in partnership with theatres across five English regions. A programme of audience development, participation and training activities will accompany high quality theatre productions, aiming to engage and retain interest from underserved deaf family audiences.
Graeae Theatre Company is a disabled-led theatre company, placing D/deaf and disabled artists centre-stage.
After an acclaimed premier in 2010 and highly successful 2012 tour, Graeae will receive £220,000 to tour Reasons to be Cheerful, a mid-scale musical featuring the iconic music of Ian Dury, to seven regions across England, serving communities where there is a need for diverse, high quality shows in mid-scale venues.
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