[guide.chat] Latest tour on theatres audio description its called Minds eye enjoy
- From: "Carol O'Connor" <missbossyboots33@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:02:22 -0000
Latest news and dates from Mind's Eye
LATEST NEWS FROM MIND'S EYE
JUST ANNOUNCED!
Due to popular demand the Lowry are offering a second audio described
performance of WONDERFUL TOWN. This will be on Wednesday 18 April at
7.30pm. Please book your headsets and your places on the touch tour with
the Box Office as soon as possible - www. thelowry.com - or ring 0843 208
6000.
RECORD ATTENDANCES OVER DECEMBER AND JANUARY!
Audiences for Mind's Eye Audio Described events over the festive season
were the highest ever, with over 764 people attending Christmas shows and
pantomimes. This includes the many parents, friends, carers, teachers and
companions who also came along to touch tours! A big thank you to all the
Actors, Stage Management Teams, Crew and Technicians who made this possible!
TOURING SHOWS BEING AUDIO DESCRIBED THIS SEASON:
These include: DIRTY DANCING, LEGALLY BLONDE, SISTER ACT, AN INSPECTOR
CALLS, CHICAGO, OLIVER, SPAMALOT, SOUTH PACIFIC, JOSEPH, SWALLOWS AND
AMAZONS, BIRDS OF A FEATHER, THE KING AND I, I DREAMED A DREAM, PHANTOM OF
THE OPERA, and THE WINTER'S TALE. For further details click on the events
list on the Events page or drop us an email.
MIND'S EYE MAILING LIST
If you would like to be included on our Mailing List then either email
mindseyedescription@xxxxxxxxx or fill in our form on the website. That way
you'll be the first to hear of new shows and events being audio described.
VISUAL ARTS TOURS
This season we are taking in exhibitions at the Harris Museum and Gallery
on February 8, in the afternoon and at Gallery Oldham on February 9 in the
morning. A possible visit to the Egyptology Gallery at Manchester Museum
will be announced shortly.
REMEMBERING GARY
I was honoured to be able to audio describe the Tribute to Gary Thompson
held at the Manchester Art Gallery recently. It gave many of us an
opportunity to remember and admire this talented young man and to celebrate
his achievements.
Anne Hornsby
mindseyedescription@xxxxxxxxx 27 January
2012
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Anne Hornsby
Director
Mind's Eye Description Services Ltd
01204 522481
07889 232438
email:mindseyedescription@xxxxxxxxx <mindseyedescription@xxxxxxxxx
web: mindseyedescription.co.uk
Facebook: Mind's Eye
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* **Mind's Eye*
* Description Services Limited*
23 years of audio describing the arts!
*AUDIO DESCRIBED EVENTS 2012*
February 2012
2 7.30pm An Inspector Calls The
Lowry
http://www.thelowry.com/
**
4 4pm Two
Royal Exchange, Manchester
http://www.royalexchangetheatre.org.uk/**
8 2pm Descriptive Tour
Harris Museum and Art Gallery www.harrismuseum.org.uk
9 11am Descriptive Tour
Gallery
Oldham www.galleryoldham.org.uk
9 7.30pm Sister Act
Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton http://www.grandtheatre.co.uk/
16 7.30pm Alfie
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
http://www.octagonbolton.co.uk/
**
17 5pm Chicago
Alhambra, Bradford
http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/
**
21 7.30pm Oliver
Manchester Palace Theatre www.manchestertheatres.com/
palacetheatre.htm
23 7.30pm Dreamboats and Petticoats Playhouse
Theatre, Northumberland Avenue 02079 257740
28 7.30pm South Pacific
Liverpool Empire www.
liverpoolempire.org.uk
29 7.30pm Spamalot
Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
www.ambassadortickets.com/Regent-Theatre
March 2012
1 7.30pm Joseph
Venue Cymru, Llandudno www.venuecymru
.co.uk
1 7.15pm The Daughter in Law
Library at the Lowry
http://www.thelowry.com/
2 8.30pm Avenue Q
Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton http://www.grandtheatre.co.uk/
3 2.30pm Aida
The Royal Albert Hall www.
royalalberthall.com
6 7.30pm Taking Steps
Grange Arts Centre, Oldham www.coliseum
.org.uk
9 7.30pm A Streetcar Named Desire Liverpool
Playhouse www.everyman
playhouse.com/
10 2.30pm An Inspector Calls
Alhambra
Theatre, Bradford
http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/
**
14 2pm Save the Last Dance for Me
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/
**
15 7.30pm Macbeth
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
http://www.octagonbolton.co.uk/
**
16 7.30pm Hound of the Baskervilles Oldham
Coliseum at Grange Arts www.coliseum.org.uk
17 2.30pm Swallows and Amazons Theatre
Royal, Norwich www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk
22 7.30pm Birds of a Feather Grand
Theatre, Wolverhampton http://www.grandtheatre.co.uk/
24 2.30pm Sister Act (Vocaleyes) Theatre
Royal, Nottingham www.royalcentre-
nottingham.co.uk
29 7.30pm The King and I
Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton http://www.grandtheatre.co.uk/
31 4pm Saturday Night & Sunday Morning Royal
Exchange Theatre, Manchester
http://www.royalexchangetheatre.org.uk/**
April 2012
4 7.30pm Birds of a Feather
Regent
Theatre, Stoke
http://www.ambassadortickets.com/Regent-Theatre**
6 7.30pm The King and I
Empire Theatre, Liverpool www.liverpoolempire
.org.uk
11 2.30pm Sister Act
Grand Theatre, Leeds www.
leedsgrandtheatre.com/
11 2.30pm All the Fun of the Fair
Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton http://www.grandtheatre.co.uk/
13 7.30pm Hair
Empire Theatre, Liverpool www.liverpoolempire
.org.uk
14 2.30pm Wonderful Town The
Lowry, Salford http://www.thelowry.com/
**
14 2.30pm I Dreamed a Dream Alhambra
Theatre, Bradford
http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/
18 7.30pm I Dreamed a Dream Empire
Theatre, Liverpool www.liverpoolempire.org.uk
18 7.30pm Wonderful Town The
Lowry, Salford www.thelowry.com
19 7.30pm The Winslow Boy Octagon
Theatre, Bolton http://www.octagonbolton.co.uk/
20 7.30pm Henry V
Liverpool Playhouse
www.everymanplayhouse.com/
21 2pm The History Boys
Theatre
by the Lake, Keswick http://theatrebythelake
.co.uk/
21 2.30pm Steel Magnolias
Alhambra
Theatre, Bradford
http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/
24 7.30pm Alfie
Oldham Coliseum at Grange Arts www.coliseum.org.uk
26 7.30pm Murder on the Nile Floral
Pavilion, New Brighton www.floralpavilion.com/
28 2.30pm Swallows and Amazons Grand
Theatre, Wolverhampton http://www.grandtheatre.co.uk/
May 2012
2 7.30pm Phantom of the Opera Opera
House, Manchester www.manchesteroperahouse.org.uk/
5 2.30pm Blood Brothers
Alhambra
Theatre, Bradford
http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/
5 4pm Miss Julie
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
http://www.royalexchangetheatre.org.uk/**
8 7.30pm Dirty Dancing
Milton Keynes Theatre
www.atgtickets.com/Milton-Keynes-Theatre
12 2.30pm The Winter's Tale Theatre
Royal, Norwich
http://www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk/
12 2.30pm Hair
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/
17 7.30pm Chicago
Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton http://www.grandtheatre.co.uk
19 2.30pm The King and I
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/
22 7.30pm Murder on the Nile Grand
Theatre, Wolverhampton http://www.grandtheatre.co.uk
23 7.30pm Sister Act
Empire Theatre, Liverpool www.liverpoolempire
.org.uk
24 7.30pm The Queen of the North Octagon
Theatre, Bolton http://www.octagonbolton.co.uk/ *
*
25 7.30pm Birds of a Feather Venue
Cymru, Llandudno www.venuecymru.co.uk
27 1.30pm Descriptive Tour
Imperial
War Museum North, Salford
www.iwm.org.uk/*north*http://www.iwm.org.uk/north
**
June 2012
8 5pm Dirty Dancing
Grand Theatre, Leeds
www.leedsgrandtheatre.com/
9 2.30pm Starlight Express
Alhambra
Theatre, Bradford
www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
12 7.30pm Avenue Q
Empire Theatre, Liverpool www.liverpoolempire
.org.uk
13 7.30pm Sabbat
The Dukes, Lancaster
www.dukes-lancaster.org/ <http://www.dukes-lancaster.org/ **
14 7.30pm Sister Act (VocalEyes)
New Wimbledon Theatre www.vocaleyes.co.uk/
15 7.30pm Doctor in the House
Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton http://www.grandtheatre.co.uk
16 4pm Lady Windermere's Fan Royal
Exchange Theatre, Manchester http://www.royalexchangetheatre.org.uk/**
21 7.30pm The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Octagon
Theatre, Bolton http://www.octagonbolton.co.uk/
27 7.30pm Sister Act
Milton Keynes Theatre www.atgtickets.com/
Milton-Keynes-Theatre**
28 7.30pm Dumb Show
Oldham
Coliseum at Grange Arts www.coliseum.org.uk
July 2012
11 2pm Legally Blonde
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/
19 7.30pm Star Cross'd
Oldham Coliseum in Alexander Park www.coliseum.org.uk
21 2.30pm Murder on the Nile Alhambra
Theatre, Bradford
www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
25 7.30pm Starlight Express
Empire
Theatre, Liverpool www.liverpoolempire.org.uk
28 4pm A Midsummer Night's Dream Royal
Exchange, Manchester
www.royalexchangetheatre.org.uk/**
August 2012
4 2.30pm Les Miserables (VocalEyes)
Queens Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue www.vocaleyes.co.uk/
8 7.30pm Legally Blonde
Milton Keynes Theatre
www.atgtickets.com/Milton-Keynes-Theatre**
11 5pm Grease
Venue Cymru, Llandudno
www.venuecymru.co.uk
September 2012
22 2.30pm 42nd Street
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/
October 2012
16 7.30pm Dirty Dancing
Empire Theatre, Liverpool www.liverpoolempire
.org.uk
November 2012
1 2pm Joseph
Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton www.floralpavilion.com/
28 2pm The Mousetrap
Alhambra
Theatre, Bradford
http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/
29 7.30pm Oliver
Leeds Grand Theatre www.
leedsgrandtheatre.com/
December 2012
1 2.30pm 42nd Street (VocalEyes)
Nottingham
Theatre Royal www.vocaleyes.co.uk/
6 2.15pm Cinderella
Oldham Coliseum Theatre www.coliseum.org.uk
16 5pm Pantomime
Venue Cymru
www.venuecymru.co.uk
January 2013
2 2.30 & 6pm Pantomime
Milton
Keynes Theatre
www.atgtickets.com/Milton-Keynes-Theatre\
3 7.30pm White Christmas The
Lowry www.thelowry.com
4 7.30pm Peter Pan
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
http://www.octagonbolton.co.uk/
5 5pm Pantomime
The Brindley, Runcorn
www.thebrindley.org.uk
8 1.30pm Pantomime The
Brindley, Runcorn
www.thebrindley.org.uk
9 2pm Sleeping Beauty
Alhambra
Theatre, Bradford
http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/
10, 12 13 tbc Jack and the Beanstalk Grand
Theatre, Wolverhampton http://www.grandtheatre.co.uk/
Most theatre performances will include a touch-tour about an hour before
the performance, which must be booked in advance. Customers should check
with the Box Office or Mind's Eye for details. *Please reserve your
headsets for described performances in advance.*
Audio brochures available for most theatres including the Octagon, the
Lowry, the Royal Exchange, and also for the Royal Northern College of Music.
More dates being added all the time - please phone or email for details.
Useful telephone numbers:-
Mind's Eye
01204
522481/07889 232438
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester 0161 833 9833
Oldham Coliseum Theatre 0161 624 1731
Milton Keynes Theatre 0870 060
6652
Theatre by the Lake 017687
74411
Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse 0151 709
4776
Wolverhampton Grand 01902 429212
Bolton Octagon Theatre 01204 520661
VocalEyes 0207
375 1043
Palace Theatre & Opera House, Manchester 0161 245 6605
Liverpool Empire Theatre 0844 372 7272
Library Theatre, at the Lowry 0843
208 6010
Imperial War Museum, North 0161
836 4000
Gallery Oldham 0161
770 4653
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford 01274
432000
Regent Theatre Stoke
0870 060 6649
Brindley Arts Centre
0151 907 8360
The Dukes 01524
598500
The Lowry 0843
208 6000
Venue Cymru 01492
872000
Manchester Art Gallery 0161
2358855
Norwich Theatre Royal 01603 630000
Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton 0151 666 0000
Anne Hornsby, Mind's Eye, 139 Bromwich Street, Bolton BL2 1LJ
mindseyedescription@xxxxxxxxx 01204 522481 07889 232438
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