Recently, I was delighted to have been contacted by Disability Arts Online to interview their founder Colin Hambrook. Established in 2004, the organisation seeks to mitigate barriers to and champion disabled artists, creatives and audiences. Their approach to this encompasses their website showcasing content, a series of artist development initiatives, partnership and consultancy work, and […]
Thanks to the team at Chloé Nelkin Consulting, I was given the tremendous opportunity to interview Tilly Lee-Kronick and Jonny Leitch of Head over Wheels, a company of disabled and non disabled artists fusing aerial work with circus! Their newest venture, Anchored in Air is currently touring the country as part of Without Walls 2024. […]
2024 has been a bit of a milestone year for my theatregoing in that I’ve been really trying to make a concerted effort to see more new work outright, and those shows that have maybe been on my radar for a while, but I’ve never got round to them. The way that seems to be […]
Thanks to the team at Chloé Nelkin Consulting, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Ryan Murphy, Artistic and Managing Director as well as Artist of Tit for Tat Circus, about their latest venture: Now I Am Become Deaf (Destroyer of Words) that will be performed at Norfolk and Norwich Festival, Hat Fair Festival, Just […]
Knowing that all my theatregoing has to be planned way in advance due to care logistics and travel expense, alongside the fact I am, for the overwhelming majority of the time, restricted to matinees only means that I tend to go for the comfort of shows I am already familiar with, or with a beloved […]
I’ve always said that I love this industry with all my heart and soul: it’s given me so much to be thankful and grateful for, and that will never change. Yet, as a disabled person, I struggle regularly with how often it manages to make me feel rubbish about myself: the limited seating, often with […]
One of the things that puzzles me about this industry, love it though I do is the tension between the want and desire for new work, and how difficult it is for creative teams to cement those opportunities to get their work in front of audiences. Now, I’m the first to admit that I struggle […]
Anyone that knows me, in life and through the blog or podcast might remember that I have something of a reputation with being “late to the party” with certain shows. I didn’t see Les Misérables until 2011, Jersey Boys until 2013 and The Lion King until 2016. That’s just a couple examples, but they are […]
Ryan and Phil recently founded Acting Unlocked, a company offering acting lessons and industry insight to all: from complete novices to seasoned professionals. They were kind enough to sit down with my questions recently after I offered to help spread the word about their new venture! Here’s what they had to say… Congratulations on Acting […]
Established in 1993, Birds of Paradise Theatre are a touring company based in Scotland whose work encompasses disabled and non disabled artists. In their 30th anniversary year, they’ve embarked into new territory for them with a film, Orbits that is going to be screened at Edinburgh’s Fruit Market from Saturday 29 April until May 5. […]
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