Part of the Main are thrilled to be offering a full day of online training on March 6 designed to introduce theatre practitioners to making work with and for people with Visual Impairment.

Session 1: Visual Awareness (Blind & Partially Sighted Awareness) for Theatre Practitioners, 10:30 AM-1:30 PM GMT

Session 2: Audio Description 101, 2:30-5:30 PM GMT

When: March 6, 2026

Where: Online via Zoom

Cost:

Early Bird tickets (booked before March 1) - £30 for one session / £50 for both

Regular tickets (booked after March 1) - £40 for one session / £70 for both

Part of the Main is committed to meeting the access needs of all participants, including providing captioning and BSL Interpreters as requested. Please contact [email protected] as soon as possible to arrange support.

Learn more about each workshop and book on our website, partofthemain.com

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Visual Awareness (Blind & Partially Sighted Awareness) for Theatre Practitioners - Session Overview

This interactive session equips theatre practitioners with the understanding, language, and practical tools to create more welcoming and equitable experiences for blind and partially sighted audiences, artists and colleagues.

Led by Michelle Felix, an accessibility consultant, trainer, performer and audio description advisor.

Audio Description 101 - Session Overview

Roz Chalmers has been an audio describer for over 25 years, training at the National Theatre in 1998 and going on as a freelance describer to work on drama, comedy, musicals, opera, ballet, contemporary dance, disability theatre and circus, as well as in museums, galleries and heritage sites.

Her presentation, Audio Description 101, will introduce the four main structures of theatre audio description: the audio introduction, the touch tour, the through description and the technology. There'll be opportunities to test your powers of observation and your editorial skills, and to ask any questions about incorporating description into your own work.