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Sight Life and the Antiques Road Trip. Monday 10th October 2022

7 October 2022

Sight Life (formerly Cardiff Institute for the Blind) will have a short segment on BBC1’s Antiques Road Trip on Monday 10th October to discuss the work, formation, and history of Sight Life as one of Wales’ oldest charities.

Help generate funds for Sight Life with easyfundrasing

28 September 2022
Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for Sight Life with easyfundraising? There are over 7,000 brands on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S – and it…

Her Majesty the Queen – A message of condolence

9 September 2022
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty the Queen and we join the nation in offering our condolences to the Royal Family at this time. During this period of national mourning, we will be halting all non-essential communications across our website and social media channels. This will not affect our ongoing work.…

How My Light Is Spent

27 October 2022

How My Light Is Spent
Friday 18th November – Saturday 19th November 2022
Seligman Theatre, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff

Company of Sirens is working with Sight Life Wales to perform ‘How My Light Is Spent’ at Chapter from the 16th – 20th August. It’s a production which is described as “What lies beyond the purely visual?”
Nine people with sight loss find themselves in the wood. As night begins to fall, they gather together, light a fire, and begin to tell one another stories. Who or what can lead them back to safety?
Featuring live music, film and with audio description woven into the performance, nine members of Sight Life Wales recount their experiences of lockdown. Their stories are funny, sad, and deeply moving, as they find themselves isolated by both the pandemic and their own sight loss and seek comfort in the natural world.

The production is produced by Company of Siren and directed by Chris Durnall. Over fourteen years, Company of Sirens have produced a large body of work that includes premieres of vital contemporary plays. They’ve worked with some of Wales and the UK’s most exciting writers and delivered projects dealing with issues of autism, sight loss and knife crime. Their last project Stone the Crows was described in the press as “A powerful and transformative theatre experience”.
You can read an interview with Chris Durnall about the production here: https://getthechance.wales/2022/08/07/an-interview-with-chris-durnall-director-of-company-of-sirens/

Book your ticket here: https://bit.ly/3Fjkj6Y.

Prices:
£12 / £10 / £5 for Sight Life members
Duration: 1 hour
All ages welcome
Audio description as part and BSL as part of performance.