5/5 Jake M. 7 months ago on Google
20th
April
2023
We
came
here
to
watch
"Made
In
India
Britain"
a
few
months
ago
and
the
tickets
were
given
to
us
by
a
friend
who
could
not
attend.
I'll
separate
the
two
reviews
because
one
is
the
actual
venue
and
one
of
the
show
itself
as
I
believe
both
should
be
separated.
Venue
The
venue
was
stunning,
we
came
here
by
bus
from
London
King
Cross
and
we
went
to
The
Pleasance
Theatre
to
watch
the
show.
We
came
inside
and
ordered
a
drink,
it
was
quite
a
good
price
for
the
Coca-Cola
and
we
had
that
before
heading
to
the
theatre
aspect
to
watch
we
liked
the
casual
style
of
where
the
audience
was,
it
was
like
little
tables
with
chairs
around
it,
and
the
stage
at
the
front.
It
was
unique
and
we
did
want
to
order
our
drinks
using
the
QR
code
but
at
that
time
the
link
wasn't
working
and
we
didn't
want
to
move
to
the
bar
in
case
we
missed
the
show
itself.
I
thought
the
venue
was
nice
and
the
staff
who
had
helped
us
to
where
the
theatre
is,
was
wonderful
and
made
sure
we
were
happy.
Performance
-
"Made
In
India
Britain"
When
my
friend
told
me
about
this,
it
came
up
as
a
comedy
and
we
weren't
sure
what
this
would
be
about.
On
the
website
of
Pleasance
Theatre,
it
was
very
limited
in
terms
of
information
as
to
what
this
was
going
to
be
about
but
we
didn't
mind
being
surprised.
The
show
itself
is
performed
by
a
man
called
Roo.
On
the
website
it
stated
"Roo
is
a
deaf
Punjabi
boy
from
Birmingham,
living
in
a
world
that
wasn't
made
for
him. Through
pain
and
laughter,
Roo
narrates
the
impact
of
ableism
and
racism
throughout
his
childhood
and
adult
life,
leading
him
to
confront
one
key
question:
“Where
do
I
belong?”
The
performance
itself
was
done
in
British
Sign
Language
with
a
sign
language
interpreter
to
the
side,
we
were
thrilled
to
be
able
to
watch
something
that
we
would
understand
given
that
we
are
deaf
ourselves
and
in
all
honesty,
it
fell
short
for
us.
In
BSL
(British
Sign
Language)
there
are
a
lot
of
regional
variations
and
I
felt
a
bit
annoyed
because
there
were
some
signs
we
couldn't
work
out
what
was
being
said
given
that
he
was
from
Birmingham
however,
the
hearing
audience
had
the
benefit
of
hearing
what
was
being
said.
What
did
make
me
angry
was
the
fact
the
interpreter
wasn't
even
looking
at
Roo
when
he
was
signing,
but
instead
simply
reading
the
words
on
a
piece
of
paper
as
if
it
was
an
audiobook.
This
was
an
hour
and
five
minutes
of
what
was
a
trauma
dump
and
I
couldn't
work
out
where
the
comedy
aspect
was,
but
it
felt
like
it
was
just
shock
factor
upon
shock
factor
and
we
didn't
feel
like
we
enjoyed
ourselves.
It's
him
standing
and
telling
us
a
piece
of
his
story
and
then
expecting
us
to
listen
and
then
be
like,
"Oh".
Don't
get
me
wrong,
there
are
some
parts
that
I
was
into,
and
I
wanted
to
know
more
but
then
the
story
would
take
an
abrupt
change
and
then
that
was
that
and
we
stayed
until
the
end
to
see
if
Roo
would
come
back
to
answer
any
questions
and
he
didn't,
that
was
the
end
of
that
and
we
just
felt
like
this
wasn't
our
thing
but
kudos
to
those
who
got
to
hear
the
performance
and
understand
what
was
said.
