Слепой актер из Саффолка с отличием окончил курс музыкального театра и приблизился к мечте о сцене в Вест-Энде

A young actor who began losing his eye sight in the run up to his exams hopes he is one step closer to his West End dream. Deacon Fisher, 18, from Bury St Edmunds, earned a Distinction in his Level 3 Musical Theatre course at West Suffolk College, despite losing his sight during the course. Deacon praised the support he received from the college, especially after his diagnosis. He said: "In the first year, I hadn't become blind yet. But even coming in, and learning everything about this new environment and doing musical theatre full-time – which I've never had a chance to do before – was great. "And then the second year when I came back, and I was blind, everything just became more supportive.” Deacon was diagnosed with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, a condition that causes progressive central vision loss. He said he didn’t think he would have gotten the grades he did if he wasn’t in such a welcoming and considerate environment. One of his highlights from the course was performing as Colonel Mustard in the college’s production of A Spot of Inconvenient Death: A Cluedo Revuedo. His success comes as college students across the county are celebrating their A-level results. Deacon plans to return to West Suffolk College for a Level 4 course. He said: "I'm still learning to live with my blindness. "It's quite new to me. So, I'm staying at home while I adjust to the lifestyle because before I go to university I want to learn how to live independently. Read more Suffolk locals divided after claims right wing bookshop owner driven out of village Local leader slams decision to build Aldi and Wendy's in 'gridlocked' town “In the long term, the West End is a massive dream of mine, and I’m really glad to have woken up today and been one step closer. "My dream show would be to play Jamie in The Last Five Years.”