Birds of Paradise Theatre Company

Scotland's touring theatre company promoting disabled artists and supporting the arts sector

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Natalie MacDonald

Actor & Performance Interpreter

NATALIE MACDONALD studied theatre at Langside College and RSMAD (RCS), then Interpreting Studies in British Sign Language to English, at Herriot Watt University. Natalie registered with Scottish Association of Sign Language Interpreters (SASLI) 15 years ago and she has worked all over Scotland as a freelance interpreter, performer, director and theatre maker.  She specialises in making theatre creatively accessible for Deaf Audiences with interpreting and integrated BSL performances. Natalie believes that ALL theatre can be enhanced by BSL. Some of Natalie’s previous work includes, Birds of Paradise, Solar Bear, NTS, Independance, Poorboy, Graeae, Communicado, RCS, Random Accomplice and Ramesh Meyyappan to name but a few.

A photo of Natalie MacDonald. She has curly ginger hair, blue eyes and a big smile.
Super Special Disability Roadshow: Live
2023
Film BSL Interpreter / Performer
Super Special Disability Roadshow: Film
2021
BSL Interpreter / Performer, BSL Interpreter
Come To Bed With Me
October 2020
Sign language interpretation
My Left/Right Foot – The Musical
Aug 2018 & Apr 2019
Nat, Nat, Performance Interpreter, Performance Interpreter / BSL Translation
The Tin Soldier
December 2017
Director of British Sign Language Interpretation
Role Shift
May 2016
Carrie

Articles featuring Natalie MacDonald

Blog 1 Jun 2018

With the hustle of crowded Edinburgh pavements, thick with underpaid comics making witty comments about your favourite jacket in the hope of attracting you […]