Working Parts

Rehearsal at Deaf Cultural Centre

Gold Dust by Andrew Muir

• A new play by Deafinitely Theatre, inspired by the history and lives of Deaf people in Birmingham and the Black Country.
• Directed by Paula Garfield
• Info about shows, tickets and locations click link

An old man dies leaving behind a son who never really knew him,

but as the son holds the ashes close to his heart, he begins to

understand more about the man he called dad. A funny and moving

play about a father and son who found it difficult to communicate

at the best to times, but when one is deaf and the other hearing,

it made it almost impossible. “Gold Dust” is a play for everyone.

• Accessible for both deaf and hearing audiences

Tickets for all shows: £5 / £3 concession for OAPs and Under 18s

• Friday 15 July 2011, 7.30 pm Deaf Cultural Centre Birmingham B16 8SZ For DCC tickets

• Saturday 16 July 2011, 8pm Bantock House, Wolverhampton WV3 9LQ For Wolverhampton tickets

• Tuesday 19 July 2011, 8pm Dudley Deaf Club, Queens Cross Centre DY1 1RB For Dudley tickets

• Saturday 23 July 2011, 8pm Walsall Deaf People’s Centre, 59A Lichfield Street WS4 2BX For Walsall tickets

When asked why a new play, Black Country Touring said, ” To involve Deaf and hard of hearing people in the artistic process of the creation of a new play, workshops happened at Dudley Deaf Club, Sandwell Deaf Resource Centre, Dagger lane and Deaf Cultural Centre. The purpose of the workshops was for Deafinitely’s writer Andrew Muir to gather a wide range of opinions and experiences from community groups, including young people, about a given subject, such as deafness in the past and future and to hear the distinctive voice of this region”