FOLLOW THE BELOW FORMAT FOR CAPTIONING A VIDEO, THEN SAVE WITH EXTENSION.SRT AT THE END. WHEN YOU SAVE, BE SURE TO SAVE WITH 'ENCODING' (drop down next to the 'Save' button) UTF-8. 1 00:00:09,570 --> 00:00:13,030 You're really settling into the space now, it's really, really great to see 2 00:00:13:370 --> 00:00:15,400 and you're just opening up the performances 3 00:00:16,670 --> 00:00:22,970 [loud background noise drowning out voice] so...I just want to tidy up a couple of things 4 00:00:23,930 --> 00:00:26,000 [loud background noise drowning out voice] 5 00:00:27,530 --> 00:00:28,570 cheesecake. 6 00:00:30,470 --> 00:00:31,570 cheesecake? [laughter] 7 00:00:32,570 --> 00:00:33,170 Did you say cheesecake? 8 00:00:34,270 --> 00:00:35,700 I'm that good at lip-reading! [laughter] 9 00:00:37,070 --> 00:00:39,000 'cos that's not an easy word to lip-read it's all in the back. 10 00:00:39,470 --> 00:00:42,170 and if you have never...'cos he's going 'happy amateurs I salute you!' 11 00:00:42,670 --> 00:00:44,100 I normally would I was just trying to sort out... 12 00:00:44,430 --> 00:00:47,030 I know, I know. But also in Cambridge it's... you've really got to... 13 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:48,230 it's a bit understated? 14 00:00:48,530 --> 00:00:48,900 It's a bit understated. 15 00:00:49,100 --> 00:00:49,300 Ok. 16 00:00:49,670 --> 00:00:51,670 it's...it's a bit too considered. And it's got to be... 17 00:00:52,270 --> 00:00:53,400 Don't say considered! 18 00:00:54,100 --> 00:00:55,000 It's a bit too considered. 19 00:00:55,970 --> 00:00:58,400 I said too considered, I didn't say considered by itself. 20 00:00:59,670 --> 00:01:01,830 You've just...but you've just to really ratch it out there. 21 00:01:02,730 --> 00:01:04,870 And when you're in 'it was loving, it was touching, it was genuine...' 22 00:01:05,300 --> 00:01:05,870 and you're doing that... 23 00:01:05,900 --> 00:01:06,530 keep the energy.. 24 00:01:06,930 --> 00:01:08,430 bring the energy that's there. And then it's boom. 25 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,330 As Artistic Director of Graeae 26 00:01:12,230 --> 00:01:17,506 you can imagine just how I excited I am that Graeae's finally at the National Theatre! 27 00:01:18,530 --> 00:01:21,570 I never thought it would happen really. It's just amazing and it feels... 28 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,330 it's right. It's just right that we are here. 29 00:01:26,900 --> 00:01:32,000 'He asked if I wanted to hold it. I think the nurse called it "it" by accident". 30 00:01:34,500 --> 00:01:36,070 ' "it" was a girl! ' 31 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:41,400 'I don't hold her.' 32 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:44,430 'And nor did he.' 33 00:01:45,870 --> 00:01:49,770 Anybody with any access requirement, be that they are blind, that they are deaf, 34 00:01:50,170 --> 00:01:53,930 that they have mobility issues, should be able to come and see a Graeae show 35 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:55,870 ANY Graeae show. 36 00:01:57,130 --> 00:01:59,070 To be at the National is something really special 37 00:01:59,630 --> 00:02:03,230 and to be part of Graeae's first show at the National feels like a massive honour 38 00:02:03,770 --> 00:02:09,230 that I consider Graeae the national disabled theatre of England 39 00:02:09,870 --> 00:02:13,930 and to be here when Graeae finally is part of the National Theatre 40 00:02:14,300 --> 00:02:15,800 as it should have been for a very long time 41 00:02:16,300 --> 00:02:17,300 is something special. 42 00:02:20,370 --> 00:02:24,700 My whole kind of attitude as an artist is that everybody's different 43 00:02:25,270 --> 00:02:27,500 and everybody's wonderful for what they are 44 00:02:28,010 --> 00:02:30,300 so that's very much the concept of Graeae. 45 00:02:31,300 --> 00:02:35,470 They're all wonderful people and I'm just happy to be involved with them. 46 00:02:36,900 --> 00:02:41,100 This is not JUST for Graeae, it's for all the deaf and disabled artists that are out there 47 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,200 saying 'come on, this is a national stage, and it's yours.' 48 00:02:44,570 --> 00:02:46,470 'It's ours and it's yours. It's all of ours.' 49 00:02:47,670 --> 00:02:55,770 [imposing music and a baby's laugh].