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A different kind of drama - the actors creating pictures through sound
The group is writing a play that they will perform to an audience in 2028
A box of gravel, a handful of leaves and a miniature door might not sound like the ingredients for a wedding day drama.
But in a room filled with people experimenting with sounds, they are helping to bring an entire world to life.
For a group of blind and partially-sighted people, an audio-based drama workshop is giving them the chance to explore performance - without relying on visual cues.
Instead, they are using sound to create characters, settings and stories, building a picture in the audience's mind without showing them a single image.
Helen Kennedy has struggled to find amateur dramatics groups to join
The group is writing a play involving a jilted bride on her wedding day, alongside a household of well-meaning but chaotic characters.
Playing the bride, called Nuala with the Hula, Helen Kennedy never got the opportunity to do this in mainstream drama clubs.
"I love [amateur drama] but a lot of the clubs don't want me in the group because they're afraid I'll fall off the stage.
"Because my whole life is sightless and [this is] all sound based, this is just perfect for me."