Shaping Tomorrow
Presented by Hear Art
London Podcast Festival 2026
Shaping Tomorrow returns to London Podcast Festival after a groundbreaking live debut last year. The innovative podcast produced by Hear Art, brings together deaf and hearing creatives, leaders and changemakers to explore accessibility, inclusion and representation across the creative industries. Through honest conversations, the series amplifies underrepresented voices and inspires a more inclusive future. BSL interpreted.
Shaping Tomorrow is an accessible video podcast series produced by Hear Art that brings together deaf and hearing creatives, leaders and changemakers to explore inclusion, accessibility and representation across the creative industries.
Through candid conversations, the series examines the barriers and opportunities facing deaf and disabled professionals across sectors including film, television, visual arts, architecture and cultural leadership. Each episode creates a space for meaningful dialogue, allowing guests to share personal experiences, innovative ideas and practical solutions for building a more equitable creative sector.
Designed with accessibility at its core, Shaping Tomorrow challenges traditional approaches to media production by demonstrating how deaf-led and inclusive practices can enrich creative work and reach wider audiences. The series amplifies underrepresented voices, fosters greater understanding between deaf and hearing communities, and inspires organisations and individuals to rethink how the creative industries can become more inclusive for future generations.
By showcasing diverse perspectives and lived experiences, Shaping Tomorrow is helping to shape a more accessible, representative and collaborative creative landscape.
This event will have BSL interpreters and is deaf-friendly.
This event will last approximately 90 minutes, without an interval.
Concessions & Under 30s tickets
Kings Place Concessions Tickets
We want to ensure that people who may be struggling financially to purchase a ticket can still enjoy visiting Kings Place. A limited number of tickets are allocated for certain events (if the ticket type does not show in the booking pathway, it means they are not available for this event or have all been sold). Concessions tickets are accessible for people on the following criteria (for more information visit our FAQs)
- Pension Credit
- Universal Credit
- Disability Benefit
- Income Support or Job Seekers allowance
- Students
£10 ‘Under 30s’ tickets
A limited number of £10 tickets are available for certain shows to attendees aged under 30. To access Under 30s tickets, your account needs to be updated with your Date of Birth. Please visit the account centre to add your Date of Birth and go to ‘Other Preferences’ to opt in to the Under 30s Scheme.
If £10 tickets are available, the ticket discount will apply automatically at checkout. If the discount does not apply, this means all ‘Under 30s’ tickets have sold out for the performance.
Please note that proof of age may be requested at the venue.
Plan your visit
Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
- Our events begin promptly at the advertised start time. Typically, there is no support unless otherwise stated.
- We recommend arriving in good time before the performance. The Hall doors will open 30 minutes before the performance to allow time to take your seats, or to choose a space for standing shows.
- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
Access
We aim to make your visit to Kings Place as comfortable as possible. For more information about the accessibility of Kings Place, including details about our Access Scheme, please visit this page.
If you would like to discuss your access requirements with a member of our team, please get in touch with the Box Office team at info@kingsplace.co.uk.
Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
Reviews
‘This has been one of the most extraordinary experiences; I have learnt so much and so impressed by the deaf community. We need more inclusion, we need to break down barriers, we need to stop overthinking things. We’ve got a brilliant, rich, diverse and exciting world out there please can we get more of it on stage and screen and represent the world we live in?’ Maxine Peake (actress)
‘My podcast shares my journey, from overcoming communication hurdles in mountaineering, proving the potential of Deaf individuals. Don’t give up; embrace the challenge and achieve greatness.’ Michael Woods (deaf mountaineer)
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