RESOURCES FOR MAKING AUDIO DESCRIBED WORK
- Carmen Collective
- Jun 15
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 16
We always want to include access in our shows, and we're lucky enough to have worked with amazing BSL interpreters and creative captioners.
During the R&D process for GAMEPLAY, we discovered that it made the most sense for the show to have fully integrated audio description. The production was so naturally sonic that audio description felt like an essential part of the creative process rather than an add-on.
Audio description is used far less often in theatre than other access tools. We think this is partly because it is less widely understood and partly because, for it to be successful, it needs to be considered much earlier in the development process.
We were fortunate to spend a large part of our R&D period researching, learning, and experimenting with integrated audio description. Here are some of the resources we found particularly useful and would like to share.
A guide for producers and performance makers: how to create better access for audiences to the performing arts
Accessible Marketing Guide
Top Tips for Accessible Marketing
Talking about Audio Description
If you're interested in using audio description in your own work, please reach out to Part of the Main or Roz Chalmers MBE, or us! We'd be love to continue the conversation and share what we've learned.
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