New Season at the Royal Court - featuring DEAF REPUBLIC by Dead Centre & Zoë McWhinney

March 25, 2025
The Royal Court have announced their complete 2025 season - featuring Deaf Republic by Dead Centre & Zoë McWhinney.

Adapted from the poems of Ukrainian-American author Ilya Kaminsky, Deaf Republic is an epic modern fable of war, humanity and collective resistance.  

World-renowned theatre company Dead Centre make their Royal Court debut, collaborating with Sign Language poet Zoë McWhinney. Told through a mix of spoken English, British Sign Language (BSL), creative captioning and silence, Deaf Republic brings together an ensemble of deaf and hearing actors, aerial performers, puppetry, live cinema and poetry.

Zoë is represented by The Production Exchange as an Actor & Writer. Last year, Zoë played Charmian in Antony & Cleopatra at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

Deaf Republic will play at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs from August 29th - September 13th.

For more information, and to book your tickets - click here.