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Blind audience members

Mon, 27 July 2009, 07:59 am
Gordon the Optom4 posts in thread
‘What’s On?’ is the magazine for the Association for the Blind of WA, it lists the shows in the area which have an audio description service. A description of the set, and what is happening on the stage, is fed to the partially sighted or blind audience member by a special headpiece.
If your theatre has such a system, then contact the Association on 9311-8202 for a free plug for your shows. The productions for the Playhouse and His Maj are listed this month.
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Audio Description performances.

Mon, 27 July 2009, 04:56 pm
Tim Prosser

I received my 'What's On?' in the mail a few days ago and was very pleased to see this new service announced. Quoting from the magazine, 'Audio Description is available for the following performances:

Much Ado About Nothing, presented by Black Swan State Theatre Company, Playhouse Theatre, Saturday 29th August, 2.15pm.

Equus, presented by Perth Theatre Company and His Majesty's Theatre, His Majesty's Theatre, Saturday 26th September, 2.00pm.

The Web, presented by Black Swan State Theatre Company, Playhouse Theatre, Saturday 3rd October, 2.15pm.

The Sapphires, presented by Black Swan State Theatre Company, Playhouse Theatre, Saturday 31st October, 2.15pm.

Tickets for audio described performances are available one week in advance through BOCS Ticketing on 9494 1133. The service must be requested at the time of booking. Patrons are requested to arrive at least 20 minutes prior to the performance in order to collect their equipment and be comfortably seated before the audio description commences 10 minutes before the start.'

There will also be two 'information sessions' for those interested in this and other 'audio description' services at 10.00am - 1.00pm and 5.30pm - 8.00pm at the Association For The Blind, 61 Kitchener Avenue, Victoria Park on Tuesday 4th August. If you or anyone you know would like to go along to either of these, then you'd better be quick to call 9311 8218 before Wednesday 29th July and ask to speak with Val.

Those in the vicinity of Bunbury may also attend one of these sessions on Monday 3rd August from 12 noon - 3.00pm in the Conference Room at Milligan house, 35 Milligan Street. I presume that Val is the contact for this session also. In addition to the telephone number given above, there is an email address, which is: valerief@guidedogswa.com.au, and a web site for further information at www.audiodescription.com.au.

I hope all of that is of some use to someone! 

 

Per Ardua Ad Astra

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