Rose Ayling-Ellis had her theatre show rudely interrupted by a man spouting an ‘entitled rant’, claiming the performance was ‘discriminating’ against hearing people.
Rose delivers the Bard’s verse in a mix of BSL, Sign Supported English, and expressive physical gestures, making the show accessible for deaf and hard of hearing audience members.
Sharing photos from the set inside Soho Place, the former EastEnders actress, 28, began: ‘During the matinee yesterday. An angry man in the audience interrupted the show with an entitled rant screaming that we were “discriminating against hearing people!”.As a British Sign Language user, she uses BSL throughout the show
‘Hearing people reading the captions, laughing and reacting to our signing on stage, coming into our world and understanding Shakespeare because of this.’ TV star Rose was met with a lot of support in the comments, with fans praising her for speaking up and thanking Rose for using her platform.
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