Residents are being invited to experience an innovative and inclusive theatre production when Birdcatcher, presented by Pentabus Theatre, comes to the Borough on Friday 30 October as part of Telford Theatre on Tour in partnership with Arts Alive.

The acclaimed production has been designed to make live theatre more accessible, offering integrated audio description throughout every performance for blind and partially sighted audience members. Captions and subtitles are also available at selected performances via handheld difference engine devices, supporting deaf audiences and helping ensure more people can enjoy the production.

Presented through Telford Theatre's ongoing partnership with Arts Alive, Birdcatcher forms part of a wider commitment to making arts and culture accessible to everyone, while bringing high-quality performances into local community venues.

Birdcatcher, by Laura Waldren, is a darkly comic drama about a teenage girl navigating life inside a doomsday cult. Set in East Yorkshire, the play shines a light on the murky, repressive underworld of religious “high control groups” in the UK – and asks how you find yourself in a world you think is about to end.

The production tells a compelling and engaging story while demonstrating how accessibility can be seamlessly embedded into live performance, allowing audiences to share the same theatre experience together.

The production is suitable for ages 12+ and offers an accessible theatre experience for a wide range of audiences. Tickets are priced at £12 for adults and £10 for concessions, with a limited number of free tickets available for under 25s, helping to make the performance affordable and accessible to more people. For tickets and further information, visit the Telford Theatre website.