In order to increase access to the National Theatre for those who are blind or visually impaired, the Access Department employs freelance Audio Describers for each production to describe what is happening onstage during live performances.
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In order to increase access to the National Theatre for those who are blind or visually impaired, the Access Department employs freelance Audio Describers for each production to describe what is happening onstage during live performances.
Many theatres make use of simple revolves; they're like giant turntables which sit on top of the stage and enable sets and actors to rotate. But the giant Drum Revolve in the National's Olivier Theatre dwarfs them all; rather than just a flat revolve, it is five storeys high, containing several elevators and enabling exciting effects like towers or boats rising out of the stage or objects suddenly disappearing from view.
Overview of the National Theatre
In order to increase access to the National Theatre for those who are blind or visually impaired, the Access Department employs freelance Audio Describers for each production to describe what is happening onstage during live performances.
