Deaf Comedian John Smith to return to Deaffest!

Comedian John Smith will be performing with comedian and MC of Young Deaffest 2019 Danny Murphy on stage at Deaffest 2019 on Friday 17th May! Visit here for more information.

On Saturday 18th May John will be leading a Comedy & Finger Dance Children’s Workshop with Russian-born dance performer Andrey Dragunov from 2pm to 4pm. Participants will learn a mixture of comedy, dance and finger dance skills in this fun-filled workshop! Visit here for price and booking information.

Meet the exhibitors at Deaffest 2019

A fantastic exhibition by deaf artists and photographers is currently on display in the Main Gallery at Light House Media Centre.

The exhibitors will be giving a talk about their work in the Main Gallery on Saturday 18th May at 1pm. A BSL/English Interpreter will be provided.

Booking is not required for this event.

The exhibition will finish at the end of this month.

Nikki and Marilyn on Wicked Revisited: Episode 6

Founders and Directors of Deaffest Nikki Stratton and Marilyn Willrich joined Julian Peedle-Calloo and Kori Kaur on BSL Zone’s Wicked Revisited to discuss the upcoming festival, Deaffest 2019.

You can watch the episode on Together (Freeview 89, Sky 194, Virgin Media 269, Freesat 164) today at 7pm and 10pm or watch online.