Freelance journalist, campaigner and theatre critic.
Sarah Bedi’s deaf thriller about authoritarian systems is an imaginative tackling of disability politics, but by no means straightforward – ★★★ “No one will understand everything – that’s how it … Continue Reading ‘The Process’ review – Government bureaucracy explored in dark digital drama
Sandi and Jenifer Toksvig shake things up a bit at the Globe with a cheery and engaging Christmas show – ★★★★ Christmas at the (Snow) Globe is a terrific team … Continue Reading ‘Christmas at the (Snow) Globe’ review – Sandi Toksvig conjures a magical celebration of community
Zia Ahmed brings his poetry to the stage in a powerful and imaginative debut – ★★★★ There is a literal elephant in the room when it comes to Ella and … Continue Reading ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ review – Culture clash relationship explored with magic realism
While having a few glitches of its own, Eve Leigh’s tale is a smart look at Internet freedom – ★★★★ Like a weird, multimedia pick-and-mix, you can choose what meaning … Continue Reading ‘Midnight Movie’ – A meta musing on digital escapism
Nadia Nadarajah and Charmaine Wombwell breathe life into Estelle Savasta’s prose with expressive visual storytelling – ★★★★ Going Through is a powerful tale of migration told with a child’s imaginative … Continue Reading ‘Going Through’ review – Deaf theatre at its most poetic
‘Short and sweet’ is perhaps the best way to describe Rachel Shenton’s Oscar-winning film, The Silent Child. At a length of just 20 minutes, the debut production from the former Hollyoaks actress … Continue Reading REVIEW: ‘The Silent Child’ – an authentic and emotional Oscar-winning film
It’s been a while since I’ve been high up in a forest scrambling through an obstacle course like some budding adventurer. So, when the team at Go Ape got in … Continue Reading A Deaf-Friendly Experience at Go Ape | Gifted
‘A celebration’ is the theme for this year’s Deaf Awareness Week – something which, to me, suggests that we should celebrate the power of collective action within the deaf community. … Continue Reading Deaf Awareness Week 2017: A celebration of collective action | Liam O’Dell
This week, I saw a video of a young deaf refugee named Hamza in Aleppo learning sign language. As well as it bringing me joy, seeing the excitement on his face … Continue Reading Sign Language Week 2017: The right kind of fascination
British Sign Language (BSL) holds the key to breaking down the misconceptions, mystery and mockery which surrounds the deaf community in the UK today. It is the gatekeeper for Deaf … Continue Reading Teaching children BSL can end the poor deaf awareness in our society | Liam O’Dell
Deaf culture has been shrouded in mystery in a way which has stripped the community of its natural beauty. The hearing world’s fascination with British Sign Language has reduced a heavily … Continue Reading It’s time to end the cycle of poor deaf awareness | Liam O’Dell
