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Birmingham Rep in Centenary Square, Birmingham
Can Bears Ski? A cartoon of a brown bear cub smiling and wearing an orange jumper. The bear has got blue hearing aids in. The background is yellow tie-dye.

Can Bears Ski?

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Little Bear can’t hear Dad Bear calling, but feels the floor vibrate with heavy footsteps…

Little Bear can’t catch the funny joke at school when friends are laughing, but feels the crunch of snow on frozen pavements.

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.

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.

Text Copyright © 2020 Raymond Antrobus. Illustration Copyright © 2020 Polly Dunbar.
From CAN BEARS SKI? written by Raymond Antrobus and illustrated by Polly Dunbar.
Reproduced by permission of Walker Books Ltd, London SE11 5HU. www.walker.co.uk

Price

Adults £10 | Children £8

Presented by

The Pied Piper Theatre Company & Deafinitely Theatre present a retelling of a story by Raymond Antrobus and Polly Dunbar

Running Time

1 hour with no interval

Age guideline

3+

Access performances

All performances will be a mix of British Sign Language and Spoken English.

Fees and Charges

Please note there is a transaction fee of £2.50 on all payment types.

Rehearsal Photos

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A bear puppet sat in front of a stage window. The bear is a light brown colour and has black eyebrows and a black nose. Fake painted trees are shown outside. Next to the bear is a ‘Can Bears Ski’ book. The book has an image of the bear sat in the window.
5 cast members of Can Bears Ski are stood on stage showing each other different items of clothing. On the far left there is a man in a teal jumpsuit who is holding up red swimming trunks. Next to him there is an actor is a pink jumpsuit holding up a bright yellow seater. On the right an actor is wearing blue and white stripey trousers, he is holding up a green sweatshirt. In the centre there is an actor in red pyjamas, a bear hat and blue medical globes. Behind her is an actor standing on a green step, she is holding up bright orange sweatpants.
4 of the cast members of Can Bears Ski in the rehearsal room. On the left there is an actor in a pink jumpsuit, she is wearing bear ears and pretending to eat something. Next to her is an actor wearing bright yellow shirt and bright orange trousers. They are wearing big Bear ears, and they are holding a cereal bowl up to their face. On the right there is an actor in a chequered shirt sitting at a table with a bowl of cereal, he is smiling at the other actors. Crouched next to him is another actor who is looking towards the two actors on the left.
5 cast members from Can bears Ski are performing in the rehearsal room. There are four Bears (played by four actors) sat around a wooden table. The table has four lunch boxes, one for each bear. There is a light brown bear wearing yellow shirt and orange trousers, a light beige coloured bear wearing a patterned shirt, a grey bear wearing a pink large, checkered top and a panda wearing a bright green patterned top and red glasses. The is an actor behind the bears who is stood looking at them.

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Can Bears Ski? A cartoon of a brown bear cub smiling and wearing an orange jumper. The bear has got blue hearing aids in. The background is yellow tie-dye.
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