Liam O'Dell

Liam is a mildly deaf journalist, campaigner and theatre critic.

‘Sound of Metal’ (2019) review – Riz Ahmed’s deaf drummer drama is dampened by discourse

A woman in a blue dress and a man in a brown coat and white jeans kneel and kiss surrounded by lit candles.

‘Romeo and Juliet’ (2021) review – Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy is painfully predetermined

Prime Minister Boris Johnson behind a podium which reads 'Stay Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives'.

#WhereIsTheInterpreter: Downing Street faces a lose-lose situation at the first briefing in No. 9

The back of a police officer's yellow Metropolitan Police vest. In the background are several other police officers in the same uniform.

The Government’s justice bill gives deaf people more rights, but still, we must oppose it

A question which reads: ‘Question 58q: Do you agree or disagree that you would be happy to hand a physical relationship with a disabled person?’ The answers are: ‘Strongly disagree, disagree, neither agree nor disagree, agree, strongly agree, I don’t know’.

‘Ridiculous’ relationships question will not be removed from disability survey, Government says

T'Shan Williams, a black woman, stands on stage in a brown top and white trousers. She is singing, smiling, with her arms outstretched.

‘The Color Purple: At Home’ review – T’Shan Williams shines in an otherwise softened show