BRITAIN'S first touring deaf theatre is to take to the stage in a one-off performance at the Centenaries Theatre, Stonyhurst.

The Common Ground Sign Dance Theatre Company will perform Pink Promenade, a Vaudeville-style comedy set in the 1920s, on Sunday at 7.30pm.

The performance is part of the Ribble Valley "No Barriers" Disability Arts Festival.

Common Ground is Britain's first touring company of deaf and hearing dancers, actors and musicians. Tickets are available from the Platform Gallery in Station Road, Clitheroe (01200 443071).

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