Performing Artist, Writer, Consultant.
Back when I was at Mary Hare sixth form, my dorm mate Fi would instantly reach for her hearing aid upon waking. “Do you really need that in so early?” I’d ask. “I can’t live without it!” She exclaimed! Seriously? She can’t live without her hearing aid? I wondered. Fast forward all these years and […]
Read MoreWhen I first started working in drama 15 or so years ago, inclusive theatre was more or less left to specialised theatre groups. Now, however, I’m finding more and more mainstream companies that want to be inclusive and are taking active steps to being so. And it’s not just about booking interpreters for shows and […]
Read MoreI know being deaf can sometimes (or mostly) feel like you’re a square peg in a round hole, trying to get by in a Hearing world… but I’ve come to realise and appreciate the benefits that being deaf brings. I don’t mean literal benefits like DLA or PIP – oh no – I’m referring to […]
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Rebecca Anne Withey 