As part of the Deaf Cultural Centre's ongoing Deaf Arts Project, the appointed Arts Officer, Mary-Jayne Taylor, has been working with Deafinitely Theatre and Black Country Touring to bring an exciting and new deaf play to the West Midlands. 

 

The new play by Deafinitely Theatre, which is written by Andrew Muir and direcred by founder, Paula Garfield, follows a number of inspirational workshops that Paula ran with local Deaf people throughout the West Midlands, visiting the local Clubs in Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall. Ideas and stories from these workshops have been developed and implemented into Gold Dust, which is being classed as a 'play for everyone'. 

 

Description of Gold Dust:

An old man dies leaving behind a son who never really knew him, but as the son holds the ashes close to his heart, he begins to understand more about the man he called Dad. A funny and moving play about a father and son who found it difficult to communicate at the best of times, but when one is deaf and the other hearing, it made it almost impossible. 

 

Gold Dust opens on Friday 15th July, 2011 at the Deaf Cultural Centre. There are 2 performances taking place on the same day, 1pm and again at 7:30pm.  This show will be repeated on other dates at venues across the West Midlands.

 

The new play is accessible for both deaf and hearing audiences. 

 

Tickets: £5/£3 concession for under 18s and OAPs. 

 

To find out more or get your ticket, contact Mary-Jayne at:

Tel: 0121 246 6100

Textphone: 0121 246 6101

Fax: 0121 246 6181

Mobile/SMS: 07817 296703

Emaill: Mary-jayne.taylor@DeafCulturalCentre.com