VocalEyes - nationwide audio description charity, providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people

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WAITING FOR GODOT

Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot is one of the most significant English language plays of the twentieth century. The play gently and...

Thu 23 February 2012 7.45pm

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Date added: 16 February 2012

VOCALEYES 1000TH AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE

This Friday 17 February 2012 will see VocalEyes describing our 1000th theatre performance at Leeds Grand Theatre with Opera North’s production of Norma.

In this audio feature you will hear from members of staff at Wellcome explaining why they wanted to provide access to the collection for blind and partially sighted visitors and extracts from a recent audio described tour of the collection.

In this week’s Infosound Briefing (6 February 2012)Roland Myers talked to our Deputy Director Toby Davey, to find out more about VocalEyes and audio description.

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RT @guardianstage: Our Father – review http://t.co/IydtyXYn #AudioDescription @watfordpalace Saturday 3rd March,info: http://t.co/Kgi1Tdhd
Feb 22nd 19:27:18
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Feb 22nd 15:54:13

"Many thanks for organising the City Hall event on Sunday. Not only was it interesting architecturally but also because it's the first event for the visually impaired that I've ever attended."