Image Description - Bea Webster is a young mixed race woman of dual heritage, Thai and Scottish, who wears pantomine make up with rosy cheeks, heavy eyeshadow and bright lips. She wears a dressing gown with a towel on her hair and is holding a book saying 'Best Panto Ever'.
Dame Bevvy Crusher's Most Extraordinary Guide to Writing the Best Pantomime Ever, tbh
Bea Webster
About Dame Bevvy Crusher's Most Extraordinary Guide to Writing the Best Pantomime Ever, tbh
Bea Webster is a deaf, queer Scottish-Thai actor, writer and theatre-maker who graduated with a BA Performance in British Sign Language and English from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She is currently with the Royal Shakespeare Company and is a National Theatre of Scotland Playwrights Studio Mentee.
Bea has been very busy. She’s been thinking about representation around being a queer, mixed race, Deaf woman. And then she’s been thinking about Panto – and all of Panto’s, ahem, 'quirks'.
Bea has made a short film which is a sort of fabulous guide to panto and she shares it from her drag persona Bevvy Crusher’s perspective. Panto has very much been back in the headlines lately with the Culture Minister investing in what he clearly thinks is one of the UK’s crown jewels. We can’t wait to see Bea’s take on it all. It's a two woman, one cat extravaganza!
Bea communicates in both English and British Sign Language.
Exhibition Content Description
There are two versions of the film of Dame Bevvy Crusher's Most Extraordinary Guide to Writing the Best Pantomime Ever, tbh. The first is the artist's cut, reflecting Bea's process and product as a Deaf artist. The piece is made predominantly in a black and white, silent movie style. There is no audio, Bea performs in an exaggerated physical visual and facial style, with captions in the style of silent movies. The second version of the film includes audio description for visually impaired audiences. At the bottom of the page there is an external link to other work by Bea Webster.
Content Awareness
Strong language, themes of ableism, ableist representation of people with Dwarfism, racism, sexism and homophobia presented in satirical form.
Bea Webster is a deaf, queer Scottish-Thai actor, writer and theatre-maker who graduated with a BA Performance in British Sign Language and English from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She is currently with the Royal Shakespeare Company and is a National Theatre of Scotland Playwrights Studio Mentee.
Bea has been very busy. She’s been thinking about representation around being a queer, mixed race, Deaf woman. And then she’s been thinking about Panto – and all of Panto’s, ahem, 'quirks'.
Bea has made a short film which is a sort of fabulous guide to panto and she shares it from her drag persona Bevvy Crusher’s perspective. Panto has very much been back in the headlines lately with the Culture Minister investing in what he clearly thinks is one of the UK’s crown jewels. We can’t wait to see Bea’s take on it all. It's a two woman, one cat extravaganza!
Bea communicates in both English and British Sign Language.
Exhibition Content Description
There are two versions of the film of Dame Bevvy Crusher's Most Extraordinary Guide to Writing the Best Pantomime Ever, tbh. The first is the artist's cut, reflecting Bea's process and product as a Deaf artist. The piece is made predominantly in a black and white, silent movie style. There is no audio, Bea performs in an exaggerated physical visual and facial style, with captions in the style of silent movies. The second version of the film includes audio description for visually impaired audiences. At the bottom of the page there is an external link to other work by Bea Webster.
Content Awareness
Strong language, themes of ableism, ableist representation of people with Dwarfism, racism, sexism and homophobia presented in satirical form.
Dame Bevvy Crusher's Most Extraordinary Guide to Writing the Best Pantomime Ever, tbh - Artist's Cut (Silent Film with subtitles)
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Dame Bevvy Crusher's Most Extraordinary Guide to Writing the Best Pantomime Ever, tbh - Audio-Described Version
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