What's on

ARTS

Community Focus
Arts Depot, 5 Nether Street, London N12 0GA
Tel: 020 8369 5483
www.communityfocus.co.uk
Open 10am to 5pm
CF is fully accessible
All-inclusive arts centre aiming to “empower disadvantaged or vulnerable groups and individuals through in-house arts activities, collaborations and outreach projects”.
Activities include art, life drawing, mixed media art, photography, watercolour, creative writing, dance drama, drumming, radio drama, ceramics, flower arranging, needlecraft, computers and working with Photoshop.

COMEDY

Abnormally Funny People
Venue: Soho Theatre, Dean Street, London W1
Dates:  23-26 January 2008 and 30 January-2 February 2008, all at 8pm
www.abnormallyfunnypeople.com or www.sohotheatre.com
Abnormally Funny People are back performing live. Following sell-out shows at Soho Theatre and Edinburgh Festival, the new Abnormally Funny People line-up includes, Gareth Berliner, Paul Betney, Alex Cowan, Liam O’Carroll and Caroline Parker. The all-new show has the team performing stand-up, sketches and random sillyness.
 

THEATRE

Cinderella
Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London
Call: 020 8534 0310
www.stratfordeast.com/shows
Until 19 January, 2008
Performance: 7pm and 3pm Saturday/holiday matinees
Will Cinderella go to the ball to meet her Prince Charming, despite the wicked efforts of her step-sisters?
Captioned performances for the hard of hearing, Friday 11 January at 7pm and Saturday 12 January at 3pm.
An audio-described performance for blind and partially-sighted audiences takes place on 3 January at 3pm and 7pm.
There is also a touch tour at 2pm on 3 January, offering visually-impaired audiences the chance to visit the set, feel the props and touch the actors' costumes. The touch tour is free but booking is essential. Call 020 8279 1120 or email spilotto@stratfordeast.com to arrange a booking.
Prices: Saturdays and school holidays: £12, £19 (children and concessions £8, £12). Term-time weekdays: £10, £16 (children and concessions £6, £10)


Marianne Dreams
Almeida Theatre, Almeida Street, London N1 1TA
Call: 020 7359 4404
www.almeida.co.uk
Until 26 January, 2008
Performance times vary
Based on Catherine Storr’s children’s classic, this production uses actors, dancers and music to conjure the world of Marianne’s dreams. On her tenth birthday, Marianne comes down with a fever. A combination of illness, boredom and an unusual pencil causes her to draw pictures of a house which she then visits in her dreams. 
Audio-described performance: Saturday 19 January at 2.30pm.
There will also be a touch tour before the performance at 1pm.
Prices: tickets from £6. Discounts available for groups, senior citizens and deaf and disabled customers (for these, call 020 7288 4999 or email access@almeida.co.uk)

Pig Tales
Courtyard Theatre
40 Pitfield Street, Hoxton, London N1 6EU
Box office: 0870 163 0717 www.juliemc.com/pig-tales.html  
3rd-13th January 2008
Tue-Sat: 7.45pm Sun: 4pm
BSL Interpreted performances on Fri 4th & Sun 13th
Tickets: 7:45pm £10 (£7 conc.)

Pig Tales is the story of a female child raised as a boy. Pig’s warring Liverpool Irish family are haunted by the rigid teachings of the Catholic Church. Disappointed with their lot and dislocated from their roots, the family implodes with violence. Pig lures us into the chaos and confusion of adolescence set against the brutality of the Mental Health System.

National Theatre
Call: 020 7452 3000 or www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Travelex £10 Tickets

1 Statement of Regret
Audio-described performances and touch tours for people who are blind or visually impaired  – Friday 4 January at 7.30pm, and Saturday 5 January at 2.30pm
Stagetext captioned performance for people who are deaf or hard of hearing – Wednesday 9 January at 7.30pm

2 Much Ado About Nothing
Audio-described performances and touch tours – Friday 18 January, 7.30pm and Saturday 19 January at 2.30pm
Stagetext captioned performance for people who are deaf or hard of hearing – Monday 21 January at 7.30pm, Saturday 22 March at 2pm

3 Women of Troy
Audio-described performances and touch tours – Saturday 26 January at 2.15pm and Monday 28 January at 7.30pm. Stagetext captioned performance for people who are deaf or hard of hearing – Tuesday 19 February at 7.30pm, Saturday 22 March at 2pm

4 War Horse
Audio-described performances and touch tours  – Tuesday 5 February at 2pm.
Stagetext captioned performance for people who are deaf or hard of hearing –
Thursday 24 January? at 2pm.

5 Major Barbara
Audio-described performances and touch tours  - Friday 4 April at 7.30pm, Saturday 5 April at 2.30pm.
Stagetext captioned performance for people who are deaf or hard of hearing –
Tuesday 1 April at 7.30pm.


Donmar Warehouse
41 Earlham Street, London WC2H 9LX
Call: 020 7845 5813

1 Othello
Shakepeare’s powerful story of jealousy and deceit.
Audio-described by VocalEyes – Saturday 26 January

2 The Man Who Had All The Luck
Arthur Miller’s American fable asks – is there such a thing as too much luck?
Audio-described by VocalEyes – Saturday 29 March



The Lowry
Studio Theatre – Salford Quays
www.heroesproject.org.uk
Call: 07946 424075
10, 11 and 12 March 2008 at 7.45pm
Tickets: £6

The Heroes
10th anniversary celebration shows of The Heroes Project, which undertakes initiatives to encourage inclusion for people with learning difficulties, their friends and guests.


The Access London Theatre Winter 2008
The Access London Theatre Winter 2008 brochure gives information on accessible performances in London over the summer.
Tel: 020 7557 6700, email: access@solttma.co.uk, www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/access


Actability
Actability is an inclusive theatre company which has a touring programme and regular workshops.
Tel: 01279 466025


The Delicious Revenge of Princess Ruby Slippers
A story of sibling rivalry and parental desperation in a world of mixed-up, musical make-believe.
Oxford Touring Theatre Company (OTTC is a small-scale touring theatre company touring accessible theatre to audiences in Oxfordshire, the south-east and nationally)
Touring: Until 9 February 2008
To: village halls, community centres, town halls, schools
For tour venues and dates, visit: www.ottc.org.uk