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Barrier(s) review " tender yet tough account of a queer couple's connection

by Anya Ryan

Birmingham RepStaged by Deafinitely Theatre, Eloise Pennycott's play sets romance against a broken, unjust system Barrier(s) is a queer love story about a couple with vastly different experiences of the world. Alana (Em Prendergast) is hearing, while Katie (Zoë McWhinney) is deaf. Created by Deafinitely Theatre, which blends British Sign Language and spoken English, the play moves from the initial awkwardness of t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:24am on October 23, 2025