'Touch and feel' theatre

The arts are becoming more accessible to persons with disabilities, with tactile sessions for the blind and captioning for the deaf

Actresses (front row, from left) Myra Loke, Inch Chua, Nix Sang and Evelyn Chye (back row) in Not In My Lifetime?, an inclusive theatre production. Before the start of Not In My Lifetime?, ticketholders are invited to a tour of the stage, which inclu
Actresses (front row, from left) Myra Loke, Inch Chua, Nix Sang and Evelyn Chye (back row) in Not In My Lifetime?, an inclusive theatre production. PHOTOS: GATEWAY THEATRE, THE FINGER PLAYERS
Actresses (front row, from left) Myra Loke, Inch Chua, Nix Sang and Evelyn Chye (back row) in Not In My Lifetime?, an inclusive theatre production. Before the start of Not In My Lifetime?, ticketholders are invited to a tour of the stage, which inclu
Before the start of Not In My Lifetime?, ticketholders are invited to a tour of the stage, which includes feeling the props (above) and a model of the set design. The tour is designed for the visually impaired.
Actresses (front row, from left) Myra Loke, Inch Chua, Nix Sang and Evelyn Chye (back row) in Not In My Lifetime?, an inclusive theatre production. Before the start of Not In My Lifetime?, ticketholders are invited to a tour of the stage, which inclu
Before the start of Not In My Lifetime?, ticketholders are invited to a tour of the stage, which includes feeling the props and a model of the set design (above). The tour is designed for the visually impaired.
Akshita Nanda
Arts Correspondent
Updated
Mar 12, 2019, 08:45 AM
Published
Mar 12, 2019, 05:00 AM
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Thirty minutes before each show of the ongoing production Not In My Lifetime?, ticketholders are invited to a tour of the stage, which includes feeling the puppet props and a model of the set design.

This touch tour is designed for the blind and those with visual impairments, who also receive headsets to listen to audio descriptions of the action on stage.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 12, 2019, with the headline 'Touch and feel' theatre. Subscribe

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