I took my daughter to see a production of Billy goats gruff at the polka theatre… we usually enjoy going however this show which was beautifully designed and produced was too much for me and a little overwhelming for my daughter. The performance was spoken, signed and had audio captions throughout due to my recent lived experience I have difficulty with processing repetition of dialogue which I found this design exacerbated, I noticed my daughter was unable to vocalise her confusion and found it harder to follow than other shows.
I feel really guilty about sharing this… it was a great show…
I had been really affected by the student that was studying on MA Global that was using assistive technology to participate in lectures and wanted to learn more so visited the barbican to see A Perfect Show for Rachel which like Billy Goats Gruff is brilliantly designed and produced. The main difference between them is BGG is a rehearsed story where as PSforR is improvised… it happens as it happens… to a certain extent!… I was pleased because I found it challenging… a brain workout and after few days started to see how I could use elements of these experiences whilst facilitating learning experiences.