Tag: Deaf

Chris Fonseca, a Black man in a white shirt, stands on a stage and points at the audience. Text projected behind him reads: ‘But most days I’m too busy being Black.’

‘Follow the Signs’ review – Deaf dancer Chris Fonseca’s play is poppy, punchy and personal

Rinkoo Barpaga, a British Indian man, holds one finger up on one hand and shows five fingers on the other. He is signing on stage. Out of focus in the background is a script on a stand.

‘Made In India/Britain’ at the Edinburgh Fringe review – Powerful physicality

Two white women on-stage in a living room style setting. There’s a small table in front of them and a sofa behind them, which the blonde woman sits on the edge of on the left. On the right, on the floor, is the brown-haired woman, looking up at the other and holding her hand.

‘Barrier(s)’ review – Deaf queer drama subverts your sympathy

Four witches - three women and one non-binary person - gather around one woman in the centre of the picture, who holds a necklace in her hand.

‘Everyday’ review – Deafinitely Theatre conjures a potent play on abuse

Two male, brown actors stand on stage. One is playing Gandhi, with a white robe wrapped around him. Another, also in all white clothing and playing Gotse, is pointing directly at Gandhi, as if mid explanation.

‘The Father and the Assassin’ review – Gandhi killer thriller is haunting and hilarious

Backs of red and black cinema seats facing a white screen in the background.

UK cinema’s part-time platitudes on Deaf inclusion are laughable, and exhausting