Category: Theatre

  • Basingstoke Festival and Deaf Explorer have commissioned emerging artists to present their new work.

    Get moving and head to Basingstoke Festival, three weekends of free street performances for the whole family across Basingstoke and Deane. Deaf Explorer and Basingstoke Festival put together an opportunity for deaf and hard of hearing emerging artists, wanting to work outdoors, try out new ideas, or translate existing work to an outdoor space.  Irish…

  • What’s my ident? A preview at Newhampton Arts Centre

    “If there was an oppression Olympics I would win gold! What’s My Ident?’ is a work-in-progress that explores Aaron’s identity on his way to self-discovery as a hard of hearing Punjabi lad from Wolverhampton. And, if that isn’t challenging enough, he hopes London might be the place where he can make decisions on his sexuality…

  • We are delighted that Rinkoo Barpaga has received amazing reviews for his performances at Soho theatre, London in June 2023 REVIEWS Interview with Rinkoo Barpaga by Lucy Basaba at theatre full stopA story. A stage. A spotlight. And a chair. Sometimes that is all it takes to bring an audience to tears. Continue reading the 5…

  • Made In India Britain at the Edinburgh Fringe

    Trailer for Made in India Britain, Performance at The 2022 Edinburgh Fringe, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance Two, Venue 33. Time 1.40 pm. Roo is a deaf Punjabi boy from Birmingham, immediately plunged into a world that wasn’t made for him. He explores the impact of ableism and racism throughout his childhood, and how that has seeped…

  • Rinkoo Barpaga shares R&D performance of his new show, Remote Control

    On Saturday 29th January 2022, the terrace at Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham, became the backdrop for Rinkoo Barpaga’s R&D sharing of his new show, Remote Control.  About Remote Control: Rinkoo has spent time exploring and testing new work for a family audience, directed by Richard Hayhow (Open Theatre) and working with Deaf actors, Caroline Parker…

  • Helping West Midlands Theatre Company source local Deaf actors

    Stans cafe contacted Deaf Explorer about working with deaf actors on a new project and we provided advice and support, building confidence about working with deaf actors. We resolve access and finance concerns. When the project began, Deaf Explorer continued to guide the company by sourcing emerging deaf actors from the West Midlands region and…

  • Deaf Theatre Maker Matty Gurney works with Deaf Mental Health Consultant Herbert Klien

    Matty Gurney and the Creative team worked with consultant Herbert Klien, expert in Deaf Mental health patient experience . The sessions with Herbert Klien gave a history of Mental health services over the past thirty years, with specific focus on deaf patient experience, including common behaviours. Herbert also described how the medical treatment had changed…

  • Watch out the universe is in trouble by Duffy Commission for Square Eye Festival

    Delighted that Duffy made this work for Square Eye Festival in May 2022.  

  • Nu Visual Research and Development

    Deaf Explorer are delighted that Duffy has award  from Arts Council England and will be making new work at New Diorama. Duffy will focus on making physical theatre that can grow in scale, be presented in a variety of contexts, to audiences of all languages & tour with minimal costs. Brief history of Duffy’s work for…

  • Transforming Narratives Commissioned Exchanges Deaf Explorer

    A desire for ‘every day’ representations of people from their community. Artist Rinkoo Barpaga of Deaf Explorer aims to transform deaf stories through theatre working with Deaf theatre makers and young people in Pakistan and Birmingham. Find out about the commissions Rinkoo Barpaga will explore, ‘where do I belong?’ Rinkoo will perform to groups of Deaf people…