Premiere Leicester Square last night of Almond & the Seahorse -cast including Rebel Wilson ⁦Ruth Madeley⁩ ⁦MeeraSyal💙⁩ - directed & co-adapted (with me) ⁦celyn jones⁩ ⁦Mad as Birds⁩ ⁦Picnik Entertainment⁩ ⁦Ffilm Cymru Wales⁩ ⁦Blake Friedmann Literary Agency⁩

Was a real treat to sit down with Lucy Webster and have a good old chinwag about Shardlake and many other things for The Guardian . Thanks Lucy ❤️

A useful explainer on what change to PIP really means and why it is so concerning.

PLEASE SHARE

The DWP consultation on PIP is out. The gov is trying to take away a vital benefit for so many disabled people

Closes 22nd July

gov.uk/government/con…

Following Jenny Sealey’s incredible episode of Desert Island Discs, check out our BSL & captioned video of the interview. The video features BSL Interpreter Jeni Draper, and performances from Stephen Collins Cherie Gordon, Caroline Parker MBE 💙she/her Deaf and the 2017 R2BC cast!

This ❤️ #savethearts
Jeanette Winterson

I'm deeply honored to have won the BSL Poet Laureate award. I'm truly speechless and at a loss for words to describe how I feel. I want to express my heartfelt thanks to British Deaf Association for this amazing recognition and reward.

Calling all North East-based sound designers in theatre and community engagement! If you're looking for opportunities or know someone who is, please reply below. I frequently encounter opportunities I'm unable to pursue and would love to pass them on #SoundDesign #freelance

Thinking of having a stall at #Deaffest 2024 on Saturday 11th May? Deadline to apply is tonight!
deaffest.co.uk/deaffest-2024-…

Don't pass up this fantastic opportunity to have a stall at Deaffest's 15th Anniversary festival! #tuneintodeaffests15th

We are happy to announce that we now have a BSL/Captioned version of Jenny Sealey’s Desert Island Discs now available on our website!

Follow the link to find out which book, luxury item, and eight tracks Jenny would take to a desert island:
graeae.org/resource/deser…

Good stuff!

I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is the first time in Desert Island Discs' history that a BSL version of the show has been released. BBC Radio 4 Is this right? Beautifully edited and interpreted, including clips from the songs. Visit Graeae Theatre website.

This will be on high rotation for a while …❤️‍🔥

NEW TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE LOOKING TO TRANSITION INTO HIGH END SCRIPTED DRAMA

See surveymonkey.com/r/K6CR3QM

The Rwanda Bill is a disgusting piece of legislation designed to demonise the world's most vulnerable people.

This government has done everything it can to make the lives of refugees even harder.

What a sorry and shameful legacy to leave behind.

In 2015, over 40 individuals came together to present Acts of Memory, a recitation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Now, more than ever, it is vital for these voices to be heard and for all human rights to be upheld.

Watch the video here: graeae.org/resource/acts-…

Amazing news from the SignLight Awards: Here/Not Here has won Best Episodic! Massive congratulations to Bim Ajadi and the production team! 🎬 #sliff #slff #signlight #DeafTalentUK

There is no such thing as “a sick note culture.” There is a record high NHS waiting list, crippling housing costs, widespread food poverty, stagnant wages and inadequate benefit rates, a broken social care system, dire mental health services, and closed Sure Start centres.

Fantastic interview with Mark Smith on his remarkable career so far and his journey to founding Deaf Men Dancing 🧡👏

signature.org.uk/deaf-men-danci…

Could arts be at the heart of a new Labour government's strategy? There is hope to be found in a recently released report from influential thinktank the Resolution Foundation, says Alistair Smith 👇 thestage.co.uk/opinion/could-…