Tina’s original plays have had four residencies at The Fortune Theatre in London’s West End. Her most recent titles include ‘My BIG Little sister’, 'Robin’s Winter Adventure’, The Big ENORMOUS Present’ and ‘Zoom' which she co-wrote with Nicola Sangster, alongside ‘DIG!’ Pied Piper’s first play for babies and young toddlers.

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My 4 year old daughter (who is an advanced frequent reader) did not stay focused to get through the entire story - even after multiple attempts, which is quite rare for her.One day his dad takes him to see an Audiologist who after performing some tests explains that little bear suffers from hearing loss and starts him on lip-reading course as well as giving him hearing aids. He soon learns that people weren’t asking him about skiing but rather ‘can you hear me?’ With a set inspired by Polly Dunbar's stunning illustrations, puppetry and music, Pied Piper Theatre Company is delighted to be working with Paula Garfield and Deafinitely Theatre to bring this beautiful story to the stage. The soap star has actively campaigned for BSL to be recognised as an official language and be given legal status in the UK. Join Little Bear and Dad Bear as they learn how there are many ways to communicate love, and to find your place in the world.

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Can Bears Ski? by Raymond Antrobus is a picture book about a little bear who cannot hear his dad or friends very well. He is constantly confused why people keep asking him "can bears ski?" only to find out later they were saying "can you hear me?" It turns out by the end he has been diagnosed with hearing loss by doctors. Ebony Feare is a deliciously charismatic tortoise, languorous with an impressive range of reptilian faces and stances and a resonant singing voice. Stefan Stuart’s ever impatient hare, more boyish than leporine, makes for an appropriately lively contrast despite his weaker singing voice.

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A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. Tina was head of Youth and Education at The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford for fourteen years and toured nationally with YAT. Her plays have been performed in Europe and in Singapore. She has also directed ’Snowflakes’ for Oxford Playhouse. Can bears ski? What a random question to ask little bear. This book follows the story of a little bear who we find is hard of hearing. Antrobus and Dunbar have created a lovely book to show children what it is like to be hard of hearing. With the help of family and professionals the young bear who struggled to hear people talk and know what they were saying learns different techniques to help him such as lip reading and heading aids. Boy Bear cannot hear Dad Bear coming to wake him up in the morning but he can feel the floor vibrate with his heavy footsteps. He can only grasp little bits of what his teacher says to him at school. He cannot catch what his friends are laughing at. And, all the time, Boy Bear keeps hearing the question, “Can Bears ski?” What does it mean? With the support of Dad Bear, Boy Bear visits an audiologist and, eventually, he gets hearing aids. Suddenly, he understands the question everyone has been asking him: “CAN YOU HEAR ME?” The world is turned up for Bear. The world is opened up for Bear. It is not always easy for him or his Dad. There are adjustments for them both to make, settling into their new normal will take time, but they love one another and they have the support that they need to begin adapting. I love the way the story shows that hearing aids can help a Deaf child but are not an immediate answer to everything.Can Bears Ski?is based on the book by poet Raymond Antrobus, Ted Hughes award-winner, who draws on his own experience as a deaf child in a hearing world. Direction Credits include:Jon Udry Punches Gravity in the Face(Jon Udry);Life on Wheels(Bella Kinetica);Rapunzel(Fourth Monkey). Bought this specifically so that a child in yR can see a character who wears hearing aids - he has just had some fitted. Perfect book recommended to me for this purpose.

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It is an incredibly emotional journey for the reader and gives a tiny taste of how that journey might feel for the parent and child, a chance for us to look through the window and begin to understand and empathise so that we may better support families that we know. This is a nice story about discovering you are different and learning to live with a disability. The book doesn't spell it out for you but it was fun guessing what they were really asking "Can you hear me?" Raymond Antrobus is a deaf poet and teacher. He has won the Ted Hughes Award and became the first poet to be awarded the Rathbones Folio Prize. About Can Bears Ski, his first picture book, he says, "It's the book I could see myself reaching for as a child, and I can't wait to have it exist in the world.” Originally from London, Raymond Antrobus now lives in Oklahoma City. The Pied Piper Theatre Company and Deafinitely Theatre present a retelling of a story by Raymond Antrobus and Polly Dunbar

Bear is moved to the front of the classroom at school, he is still not quite sure what his teacher says. This is me. Jennie. I am a 44 year old, home educating mummy, passionate about picture books, children's literature and learning through play. I love how most of the read-aloud for this book includes ASL signing in the video. It is quite inclusive, and what this book is all about. My favorite illustration overall is when the little bear is getting ready in the morning, and he describes the colors of his clothing. In the picture, he stands confidently and comments how he likes his colors LOUD! It's completely adorable. It is a good thing to include a wide array of books for your students/child, but great when it includes positive and confident representation like this book does. Is Little Bear ignoring his friends when they say hi, or is something else going on? A discovery opens new doors in a tale that will delight kids with deafness and all children learning to navigate their world. For Deafinitely Theatre, Paula’s previous productions include: Two Chairs, Motherland, Children of a Greater God, Playing God, Double Sentenceand Gold Dust. She also devised and directed The Boy and the Statuefor Deafinitely
at the Tricycle Theatre and on a London schools tour. Paula has directed two productions at Shakespeare’s Globe: Love’s Labour’s Lostfor the Globe to Globe Festival, as part of Deafinitely’s 10th anniversary celebrations, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Her most recent productions for Deafinitely include: Tanika’s Journey(Southwark Playhouse), Grounded(Park Theatre), a national tour of family show, Something Elseand Contractionsat ND2 in 2017.