{"id":50276,"date":"2020-02-20T15:54:17","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T15:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=50276"},"modified":"2020-02-20T15:54:17","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T15:54:17","slug":"wales-first-youth-deaf-theatre-opens-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/wales-first-youth-deaf-theatre-opens-in-cardiff","title":{"rendered":"Wales&#8217; first youth deaf theatre opens in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innovative theatre group for hearing impaired children aims to build confidence and increase diversity in the arts. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"532\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pic1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pic1-3.jpg 954w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pic1-3-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pic1-3-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pic1-3-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pic1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pic1-3.jpg 954w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pic1-3-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pic1-3-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/pic1-3-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Taking Flight theatre was founded 12 years ago by Beth House and Elise Davison (Photographer: Natasha Hirst Twitter: HirstPhotos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The ground floor of the Wales Millennium Centre was crowded. The setting sun made the Centre brighter and warmer. Children in bright blue shirts were running around, laughing and playing together. But it seems quieter than one would expect at a launch party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a closer look, some people are using sign language to communicate with one another. This is not an ordinary youth theatre launch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the stage stood Beth House, one of the founders of Taking Flight theatre. She thanked everyone for coming and gladly announced the launch of the first Deaf Youth Theatre in Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe aim of the youth theater is to increase the confidence of young people and give them a taste of what it&#8217;s like to work in the arts,\u201d Beth said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/28-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-5522-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/28-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-5522-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/28-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-5522-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/28-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-5522-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/28-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-5522-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/28-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-5522-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/28-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-5522-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/28-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-5522-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/28-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-5522-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/28-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-5522-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/28-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-5522-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/28-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-5522-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/28-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-5522-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/28-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-5522-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Beth House is one of the founders of Taking Flight. <br>(Photographer: Natasha Hirst)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the National Deaf Children\u2019s Society, feeling different and isolated will crucially lead to a lack of confidence and low self-esteem that can have a detrimental impact as life goes on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInitially, everyone&#8217;s screaming and shouting and lots of lacking in confidence. We need lots of things to slowly build that.\u201d Beth said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She continues, \u201cthere was one boy who \u2026wouldn&#8217;t come into the room. He was too nervous. He stood outside the room and he just watched everything for an hour and a half through the glass. But one of our volunteers was outside with him and she was talking to him. And then they started to play games. But together, just the two of them, they were doing the same things but outside the room.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he came the following week, he walked straight into the classroom\nand joined in everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/PSGlC71w-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/PSGlC71w-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/PSGlC71w-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/PSGlC71w-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/PSGlC71w-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/PSGlC71w-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/PSGlC71w-500x333.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/PSGlC71w-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/PSGlC71w-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/PSGlC71w-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/PSGlC71w-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/PSGlC71w-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/PSGlC71w-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/PSGlC71w-500x333.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Steph Back is leading all three sessions for the youth theatre. <br>(photographer: Natasha Hirst)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Small steps are starting to change how these children behave in school. And the changes are noticeable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of the mums was just saying that the school is feeding back about the change in behavior and change confidence in the person. That&#8217;s just five weeks.\u201d Beth said with glee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although February 13 was the launch date, the youth theatre sessions have been going on for five weeks. There are three different sessions for three different age groups. And they do a back-to-back session on Saturdays. And deaf or hard of hearing children can <a href=\"Steph@takingflighttheatre.co.uk\">email<\/a> or text (+44 7856 700733) to book a place for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BBC Children\nin Need is funding the Youth theatre. It gives grants to projects in the\nUK which focus on children and young people who are disadvantaged. The funding will continue for\nthree years before Taking Flight theatre needs to reapply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/75388160_2657876837591323_1348165697066237952_o-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/75388160_2657876837591323_1348165697066237952_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/75388160_2657876837591323_1348165697066237952_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/75388160_2657876837591323_1348165697066237952_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/75388160_2657876837591323_1348165697066237952_o-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/75388160_2657876837591323_1348165697066237952_o.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/75388160_2657876837591323_1348165697066237952_o-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/75388160_2657876837591323_1348165697066237952_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/75388160_2657876837591323_1348165697066237952_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/75388160_2657876837591323_1348165697066237952_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/75388160_2657876837591323_1348165697066237952_o-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/75388160_2657876837591323_1348165697066237952_o.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>At this stage, children are playing games, but as the sessions go on, children will learn more about theatre. (Photo from Taking Flight Facebook page)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat will be my personal mission to make sure that the funding doesn&#8217;t stop after three years,\u201d Beth said, eyes and voice full of determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In three years\u2019\ntime, some children might still be here because they want to be performers, lighting\ndesigners, photographers or filmmakers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beth continues\non, \u201cI want to give them more skills but also for them to be proud of being\ndeaf so that they have this deaf culture. That is not something that is\nnegative. It&#8217;s not something that&#8217;s wrong. It&#8217;s something that just different.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the head of communications at disability equality charity Scope, Warren Kirwan, more than one in five people has a disability, yet they are under-represented on television. Only a shocking 7.4% of the characters on TV are portrayed by disabled people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s all very well to say we should employ more deaf and disabled actors to theatre companies. What if there aren&#8217;t any that are good enough because they haven&#8217;t had access to the training?\u201d Beth said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently,\nthere is only\none drama course for the deaf in the UK and it is only open for admissions\nevery three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beth said, \u201cwhy\ndoes a deaf young person not think they can be an actor? They haven&#8217;t been told\nthat there&#8217;s this course that you can go on. Or&#8230; go to this drama school.\nThose pathways aren&#8217;t there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/74287084_2582942218418119_8144489184246104064_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/74287084_2582942218418119_8144489184246104064_o.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/74287084_2582942218418119_8144489184246104064_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/74287084_2582942218418119_8144489184246104064_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/74287084_2582942218418119_8144489184246104064_o-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/74287084_2582942218418119_8144489184246104064_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/74287084_2582942218418119_8144489184246104064_o.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/74287084_2582942218418119_8144489184246104064_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/74287084_2582942218418119_8144489184246104064_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/74287084_2582942218418119_8144489184246104064_o-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Deaf performers performed You&#8217;ve Got Dragons at Salisbury Playhouse on Halloween, 2019. (Photo from Taking Flight Facebook page)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She goes on, \u201cthe reason that we exist is that deaf and disabled people still in 2020 are not represented enough in the art world. And that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re challenging and creating these pathways for young people.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cThe young people can participate in English or British sign language or a mixture of both. However they feel comfortable, they can communicate.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At\nthe moment, the\nsessions are getting children\nto know more about one\nanother, playing games. But gradually, they will move on to learning more about theatre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steph Back, a deaf woman who lost her hearing at the age of 15, leads the sessions in British sign language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/113-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-2578-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/113-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-2578-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/113-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-2578-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/113-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-2578-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/113-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-2578-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/113-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-2578-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/113-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-2578-500x334.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/113-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-2578-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/113-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-2578-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/113-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-2578-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/113-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-2578-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/113-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-2578-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/113-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-2578-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/113-TF-Deaf-Youth-Theatre-2020-HiRes-2578-500x334.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Taking Flight theatre is well known for having inclusive casts in their productions. (Photographer: Natasha Hirst)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She went through\na phase where she could not communicate with anyone and had low self-esteem.\nNow she is a proud, brave deaf woman. Steph is now a role model for many of the\nchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the\nsessions go on, they will go on trips to see deaf people who are quite well\nknown in the kind of disability arts community, on stage in professional\nproductions. And Taking Flight will be bringing deaf professionals to Cardiff\nto work with children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook: Taking Flight Theatre Company<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.takingflighttheatre.org.uk\/?fbclid=IwAR2m_Q9m4mwcrO8qrMrT1gZFd16F_Xj1MOAe2Ut8qhq-I78TuLwY21CoPdM\">Taking Flight Theatre Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph-726x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph-726x1024.png 726w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph-768x1083.png 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph-1089x1536.png 1089w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph-1452x2048.png 1452w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph-500x705.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph-726x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph-726x1024.png 726w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph-768x1083.png 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph-1089x1536.png 1089w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph-1452x2048.png 1452w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph-500x705.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/deaf-actors-infograph.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why aren&#8217;t we seeing more deaf actors on television and theatre? 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