Archive for November, 2008

DYSSING MONADYS – The End Has Come

Two months have gone by so fast. Dyssing Monadys has now finished. So much has happend, we have met so many people, worked with so many writers, poets and filmakers, actors and directors. The concept was to create an event designed for us - dyslexic storytellers, to tell our ...

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Susanna, By Russian Writer, N.N. Rashkin

Monday 24th Nov 08Play – 7.30pm SusannaBy N.N. Rashkin"I shall tell about myself something. I was born in 1964. I the writer, script writer, playwright. I have issued three books. All other my works in Russia are necessary to nobody. Oh yes, I live in Russia. ...

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A Wonderful Surprise

I purposely made sure that I didn’t look at the script prior to the performance. By doing this it will give me a fresh approach to the play. In a strange way I’ve never felt fully connected when I see my plays acted. It’s as if someone else had written ...

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Playwright Wendy Wasserstein

Through her plays and other writings, Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein provided a voice for so many women paving their way on one or more of the multiple paths that the 1960’s and 70’s and modern-day feminism opened up to them. In fact, Wendy, herself, opened doors for ...

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A girl who met her other side

Film 7pmScreening on Monday 17 & 24 Nov 2008By Lucy Fry Mixed media artist, MA Fashion design and Enterprise at the University of Westminster. During the last year, my style has been to communicate ideas around Contemporary Fashion through performance in Photography and short Art Films, using light, colour and ...

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What is Dyslexia?

The below text is taken from : http://www.dyslexia.uk.com/page30.htmlNo single definition currently exists to adequately define dyslexia, including our own definition. The truth is, at present nobody really knows exactly what dyslexia is or what causes it. However, we do know much about the dyslexic condition and as a consequence dyslexia ...

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Dyslexia has a language barrier

Readers of Chinese use different parts of the brain from readers of English, write Brian Butterworth and Joey Tangguardian.co.uk, Thursday September 23 2004 01.13 BST Article historyAlan's parents are English, but he was born and grew up in Japan. He would pass as a native speaker of either language. What ...

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Monday 10th November 2008

Film - 7pmRahidian GutterfishBy Benjamin OtosLondon’s 8th International Disability Film Festival runs next weekend at the BFI Southbank in London. The events begin on Thursday, February 14th with a screening of the opening night film, Special People, and runs throughout the weekend with a variety of programs that include screenings ...

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MONDAY 3rd NOV 2008 BEHIND THE WIRE

Behind the Wire’ set in 1970’s Belfast, examines the conflicts in Northern Ireland during its most tumultuous time in history. The play examines what happened to the families, those left behind and the lives lost to the Maze Prison. Rebecca Gooden trained at The Central School of Speech and ...

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