Theatre for hearing and non-hearing audience

The Australian Theatre of the Deaf will perform on the Peninsula in May with a play addressing many issues about Australia's refugee and detention centres.

"Aliens" will be performed at the Peninsula Theatre, Woy Woy, on May 18, at 7.30pm.

The one-hour play tells the story of a Chinese acrobat and an Afghani nurse fleeing their homelands, and of their subsequent experiences in an Australian detention centre.

Community grant funding has reduced the price of tickets to $2 each, with the performance suitable for both hearing and non-hearing audiences.

Bookings can be made through the Laycock Street Theatre box office on 4323 3233. Deaf or hearing-impaired people can call through the National Relay Service on 133 677 and quote the theatre number.

Information is also available on the theatre's website at www.laycockstreet.com.

Press release, 28 March 2007 Marion Newall, Gosford Council