{"podcast":{"title":"RNIB Connect","slug":"rnib-connect-175556","podcast_index_feed_id":175556,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4839823.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4839823","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/41245861/s=1400x1400/el=1/rt=fill.jpg","author":"Clive Gardiner","episode_count":500,"summary":"RNIB Connect Radio is the UK radio station for blind and partially sighted people to find out what is happening in the community. You can also contribute and share your stories by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk . Get involved and join the conversation. Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Conversations - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics. Read On - The Audiobook show all about accessible reading. Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially sighted people. Sport - See sport differently. The Happy Hour - Mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing. Tracks of My Life - Take a journey through our guest's life. Support - Other podcasts from RNIB. TV Guide - Daily audio TV listings","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T16:19:59.037490+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rnib-connect-175556"},"episode":{"title":"S2 Ep1745: Vidar Hjardeng MBE - A Midsummer Night’s Dream, AD Theatre Review","slug":"s2-ep1745-vidar-hjardeng-mbe-a-midsummer-night-s-dream-ad-theatre-review","published_at":"2026-05-15T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rnib-connect-175556/s2-ep1745-vidar-hjardeng-mbe-a-midsummer-night-s-dream-ad-theatre-review","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rnib-connect-175556","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8902922","audio_url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8902922.mp3?modified=1778668673&sid=4839823&source=rss","summary":"RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for another audio described theatre review. We stepped into the wild this week with a vibrant telling of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, celebrating the beauty of love in all its forms at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre with description from Professional Audio Describer Carolyn Smith. About ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Bard veterans and newbies alike will enjoy The Rep’s return to Shakespeare. Starring the hilarious Adam Carver (aka cabaret sensation Fatt Butcher) and set in the heart of Birmingham where Brummie accents punctuate this much-loved comedy. When a love-struck teenager is forced to marry a man, rather than the woman she loves, she has a few options: certain death, live a lie, move to a nunnery… or flee to a messy, neon party in an enchanted forest! Beyond the city walls, boundaries blur, music pulsates, and love is celebrated. Inhibitions are unleashed and love potions spill into more re-couplings than an episode of Love Island. This night on the tiles also features a feel-good soundtrack of pop music and original songs that will have you dancing in your seats: but maybe Sweet Dreams aren’t made of this…? The feisty fairies are locked in their own conflict; the seasons are pulled into climate chaos and the young lovers’ moonlit escape from reality loses its shine. Directed by The Rep’s Artistic Director, Joe Murphy and Deputy Artistic Director, Madeleine Kludje, step into the wild with this vibrant telling of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, celebrating the beauty of love in all its forms. For more about access at the Birmingham REP including details of audio described per…","meta_description":"RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ire…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":354,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rnib-connect-175556/episodes/s2-ep1745-vidar-hjardeng-mbe-a-midsummer-night-s-dream-ad-theatre-review/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rnib-connect-175556/s2-ep1745-vidar-hjardeng-mbe-a-midsummer-night-s-dream-ad-theatre-review.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}