ADA 2026 Events
Finding Inspiration At Every Turn
Winter/Spring 2026 Events – Do note these dates in your calendar for next year. All sessions are run online, free to all live, with zoom links posted on our socials and emailed to members. Access to catch up recordings is for members only.
AD Soup - Monday 19 January 7.00pm – 8.00pm
Describing for the Royal Shakespeare Company with Julia Grundy
ADA Skill Set - Monday 26 January 2.00pm – 3.30pm
The Doctor Will See You Now with Roz Chalmers
An Informal surgery session to address the trickier aspects of AD and define the fundamentals.
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AD Soup - Monday 23 February, 7.00pm – 8.00pm
What the Craft of Fiction Writing Can (and can’t) Bring to AD with Timna Fibert
The session will explore where fictional craft and audio description overlap (particularly AD's relationship to third-person narration, as well as rhythm, sentence length and word choice); where they diverge, including how “writerly” habits can get in the way of precise, access first description. Timna is a London-based audio describer and prize-winning fiction writer.
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ADA Skill Set - Monday 2 March, 2.00pm – 3.30pm
Too Much or Too Little? with Andrew Holland
AD should provide enough information to put the listener in a position to engage with the performance, but it should not try to do everything. Join Andrew in a skill set that explores this approach in detail.
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AD Soup - Monday 23 March, 7.00pm – 8.00pm
Awkward Introductions with Eleanor Margolies
Does writing an AD introduction feel like writing a news bulletin, a short story or a set of instructions for assembling flat pack furniture? A discussion about some practical suggestions for writers, focusing on set and costume design.
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Skill Set - Monday 30 March, 2.00pm – 3.30pm
AD Preparation with Anne Hornsby
Join Anne from Mind’s Eye Description to get to grips with how best to prep for your audio description project and how reliant you should you be on an AD Script.
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