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Ben Richardson - Deaf Bridges

  • Cambrian Hotel 200 Arnold Street North Bendigo, VIC, 3550 Australia (map)

Tickets: Free Registration

Deaf Bridges is a show that attempts to build a bridge between the Deaf and hearing worlds through comedy. It is presented by Ben Richardson who is a CODA (Child of a Deaf Adult). He has grown up as a hearing person with a Deaf mum. His life is very similar to the movie CODA except he was never an American teenage girl with dreams of singing.

Ben is now a full time professional Auslan interpreter living in Tasmania. Deaf Bridges tells stories about sign language interpreting, Deaf culture and community, Auslan and hearing people. Ben also teaches his audiences sign language in preparation for the Deaf revolution that he is initiating. If you ever wanted to become fluent in Auslan then this show is guaranteed to keep that dream alive. Most of the Auslan you will learn in this show will be swear words so you can show your boss what you learnt. Please note this show is fully accessible for Deaf and non-Deaf people. The Deaf abides.

Rated: M15+ Coarse Language (occasional/mild), Adult themes

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