Jane Upton’s Bruntwood Prize shortlisted play on motherhood gets a staging at London’s Park Theatre.

Indhu Rubasingham kickstarts her tenure as the new National Theatre director with a new version of Euripides' Greek tragedy, penned by Heartstopper's Nima Taleghani.

Will Lord’s debut play on OCD and aspirations premieres at Hampstead Theatre.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced digital identification would be in place by 2029, in his second major speech to come without British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation in a week.

Joe Locke, Ruaridh Mollica and Sophie Melville star in a beautiful, delicate play from The Whale writer Samuel D. Hunter.

Max Webster's version of Shakespeare's bloody tragedy transfers to the Hampstead Theatre following its initial Royal Shakespeare Company run.

The Young Vic’s new artistic director Nadia Fall kickstarts her inaugural season with a staging of Joe Orton’s cult classic.

The British Deaf Association (BDA) has called on the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to “join in the celebration” of British Sign Language (BSL) and put deaf culture at the top of its inventory on ‘intangible cultural heritage’ in the UK.

Great thread from Heini, who very kindly shared her knowledge and insight on autism research and genetics for my debut non-fiction book, ‘Selling Out the Spectrum’:

US president Donald Trump held a press conference on autism on Monday, in which he made the baseless and unsubstantiated claim that taking Tylenol (also known as acetaminophen or paracetamol) on pregnancy was linked to autism in children.

The AI play from Matthew Gasda has its London premiere in Hackney after sold-out runs in New York and San Francisco.

Ordinarily, I would post this on Twitter/X, but as I refuse to use that cesspit anymore I’ll share it here: if any producers/editors need someone to comment on Trump’s incoming #autism announcement, I’m an autistic journalist and author who’s written the book on trust in autism research. Let’s chat!

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the “moment has now arrived” for the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state, in a video released to social media on Sunday without British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation.

Bram Stoker’s classic gets a feminist rewrite courtesy of ‘Emilia’ playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm.

Juliet Stevenson stars as a UN relief worker reconciling with her past in a new play directed by ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ co-director Stephen Daldry.

The ‘One Day’ actor is the fourth performer to star in Duncan Macmillan’s one-person play on grief and depression, now playing at @sohoplace.

Deaf children have said the potential impact of ‘missing out’ on interactions should be a top priority when it comes to studying childhood deafness and hearing loss, according to a new initiative which identified their 10 most important topics requiring further research.

‘[BLANK]’ playwright Alice Birch examines masculinity in her lengthy new play at the Almeida Theatre.

Not a single word is uttered in this performance piece using sound to imagine the lives of two animals.

‘The Producers’ review – Ridiculous, rapid-fire comedy Mel Brooks’ musical transfers to the West End’s Garrick Theatre after a sell-out run at Menier Chocolate Factory.

Former artistic director Lynette Linton returns to the Bush Theatre to direct Black Panther’s Letitia Wright and Bridgerton star Golda Rosheuvel in Not Your Superwoman.

After a 2023 staging at Theatre503, Natasha Cottriall’s play has a run at the Park Theatre.

Benny Ainsworth’s play transfers to the Park Theatre after runs in Edinburgh and the Arcola Theatre.

This satirical production plays the Marylebone Theatre following a sell-out London run.

Sue Perkins is the latest actor to take on Duncan Macmillan's mental health play in its West End premiere at @sohoplace.

The UK Government’s British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board, which assists ministers with the implementation of the 2022 BSL Act, will publish a report on deaf and deafblind people’s experience of health and social care in November, board member Dr Jo Atkinson has confirmed.

In the committee room for the Women and Equalities Select Committee evidence session on access to British Sign Language. Some breaking news already about the BSL Advisory Board - their health subgroup will be publishing their report in November.

The British Deaf Association has established a ‘football fan council’ to advise on “BSL-first fan experiences”, as it works with a “private partner” to make the sport more accessible to deaf signers.

Disability campaigners and allies held a protest outside Brentwood Borough Council in Essex on Tuesday, as they argue a disabled woman’s life-changing brain surgery is ‘at risk’ due to unsafe accommodation and “bureaucratic deadlock”.

As The Gathered Leaves enters its final two weeks of performances at the Park Theatre, I sat down with actor Richard Stirling and playwright Andrew Keatley to discuss shifting attitudes towards autism over the years, cake and the message of acceptance at the centre of the acclaimed production.

British Sign Language (BSL) signers will be able to go behind-the-scenes at Tower Bridge for the first time, as the experience now comes with in-person BSL interpretation.

Lidless Theatre take on Philip Ridley’s haunting debut at the King’s Head Theatre.

As she looks to change the way the theatre industry thinks about wheelchair users and dancers on stage, disability advocate, actor and dancer Katie McConnell talks to me about her West End on Wheels initiative, the "domino effect" hindering disability representation, and winged primates.

Maia Novi's true story has its London premiere at the King's Head Theatre after a run in New York.

Tactile British Sign Language (BSL), also known as ‘hands on’ signing, will be studied in a new £1.4 million study - in what’s been described as a “first of its kind” project exploring the communication method used by deafblind people.

Deaf researchers and charity executives will give evidence to the House of Commons' Women and Equalities Select Committee on Wednesday, when it holds a one-off session on the issue of access to British Sign Language (BSL).

‘Deaf Republic’ review – Sublimely staged piece leaves audiences hanging Dead Centre make their Royal Court debut in collaboration with deaf poet Zoë McWhinney, presenting a stage adaptation of Ilya Kaminsky’s poetry collection.

Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel star as playwrights Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare in this energetic and engrossing production.

Current procurement of artificial intelligence (AI) using British Sign Language (BSL) is excluding deaf expertise, resulting in harm and “serious institutional risks” such as service failures and a breakdown in community trust - a University of Cambridge paper has warned.

Theatregoers traverse the streets of London in cloaks in this tiring and temperamental promenade piece.

Eva Libertad's short film about a deaf mother giving birth to a hearing child is dismal and depressing.

HM Treasury has said it is “striving” towards producing “accessible, BSL-compliant” communications as the “default”, as it released its five-year plan to improve its use of sign language on Thursday.

A cult classic Dutch film about a journalist and his celebrity interviewee gets a London stage adaptation at Hammersmith’s Riverside Studios.

If Transport for London ​(TfL) is asking for people to be considerate with its new nuisance noise campaign, then it can - and must - go one step further.

Unicorn duo Mike Bartlett and James Macdonald reunite for a mild play about the environment.

What begins as a very literal examination of the ‘missing sound’ in poet Raymond Antrobus’ audiogram becomes a brilliant lesson in what can be found through community and communication.

Harry Milas’ show on the secrets of card cheating makes its way to the West End after an Edinburgh Fringe run and wowing audiences stateside.

The Scottish Government has been urged to deliver "more ambitious and decisive action" on improvements to audiology services in the country, exactly two years after an independent review identified "multiple systemic problems" in the sector.

The original Fringe performer of Duncan Macmillan’s audience participation play returns to the show for its West End premiere.

A deaf charity has issued a bank holiday warning around dangerous volumes when gardening or carrying out DIY, as almost a quarter of people said they don’t think hearing protection is necessary when using drills or lawnmowers.