Barrier(s)

Love has no single language. Barrier(s) is a powerful story between a deaf and hearing woman. When the world tries to silence you, how can you hold on to love?

Deafinitely Theatre, Birmingham Rep, Camden Peoples’s Theatre and Leeds Playhouse present 
BARRIER(S) 
By Eloise Pennycott
Directed by Paula Garfield 

Love has no single language. Barrier(s) is a powerful story between a deaf and hearing woman. When the world tries to silence you, how can you hold on to love?Alana and Katie come from different worlds. One is hearing, one is deaf. Together, they navigate the joys and struggles of love, communication and survival in a world that keeps putting up barriers. When the world tries to silence you, how can you hold on to love? 

Eloise Pennycott’s Barrier(s) is a powerful and intimate love story. Full of warmth, humour and the fight to be understood. Critically acclaimed for its honesty and gripping storytelling, Barrier(s) is a theatrical experience that speaks volumes – even without words. 

“A heartfelt look at what it feels like to live with a profound disability, and just how isolating that can be.” – The Guardian