“Shakespeare: Found in Translation”
RT: 28 minutes | UNITED KINGDOM | British Sign Language, English Subtitles | Genre: Documentary | Directed by: Cathy Heffernan
The film documents the journey of a small theatre company as it takes on the daunting challenge of translating Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream into BSL and visual vernacular in just five weeks of rehearsal before a performance at Shakespeare’s Globe. Will their translation be successful: accessible theatre for both a deaf and hearing audience?