VocalEyes described their 1000th theatre performance at Leeds Grand Theatre with Opera North’s production of Norma.
VocalEyes first audio described performance was in 1998; that year they described around 20 theatre performances – now they describe more than 100 theatre performances a year at venues all around the country.
On Saturday 11 October 2008 to celebrate theirr 10th anniversary VocalEyes set the Guinness World Record for the largest number of blind and partially sighted people attending an audio described performance with 168 blind and partially sighted Record-Breakers at Les Misérables at The Queen’s Theatre in London.
“Reaching our 1000th performance is a great tribute to our funders, our audiences and supporters, our describers and the theatres who engage with us; and together, we will continue to champion the best possible access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people,” said Judy Dixey, executive director of Vocaleyes.
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