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“A Day in the Death of Joe Egg” at Trafalgar Studios

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 18th Oct 2019 | Review, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom

Playwright Peter Nichols died aged 92 last month, just before the opening of this starry West End...

Belarusian Theatre and The Disability Question

Posted by Alexander Mantush | 2nd Oct 2019 | Belarus, Essay, Theatre and Disability

The importance of including people with disabilities in active public life is a keenly discussed...

“The Boy in the Moon” at the 1000 Islands Theatre: A Moving Story Which Leaves Difficult Questions for the Audience to Ponder.

Posted by Natasha Lomonossoff | 26th Aug 2019 | Canada, Review, Theatre and Disability

A play based on the memoir of Globe and Mail journalist Ian Brown’s experience of bringing up his...

Winners Demand More Gender Parity, Representation, and Diversity at 2019 Tony Awards

Posted by Holly Rosen Fink | 14th Jun 2019 | New York, News, Theatre and Disability, Theatre and Gender, United States of America, Women on Broadway and Beyond

When Rachel Chavkin walked into the Tony Awards media room, she continued the conversation she had...

“Our Stage: European Bürgerbühne Festival”: Day Three, Monday

Posted by Christopher Harris | 1st Jun 2019 | Festivals, Germany, News, Our Stage European Festival in Dresden 2019, Theatre and Disability

Heavy rain has restricted the opportunity to take a city walk around Dresden with festival...

Lesbian Pirates! A Historical Look At Disability And Queerness

Posted by Colin Hambrook | 11th May 2019 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, News, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom

Lesbian Pirates! is a musical based on the untold true story of the ruthless, maverick and lesbian...

First Egyptian Integrated Dance Show Spotlights Dancing With Disability

Posted by Nada Deyaa’ | 7th May 2019 | Egypt, Festivals, News, Theatre and Disability

When you have any sort of injury, you are forced to listen to your body, which is reflected in...

“Crippled,” The USCIS, And The Importance Of Disability As Culture

Posted by Cortland Nesley | 16th Apr 2019 | Canada, Review, Theatre and Disability

It seems simple enough. One is invited to perform somewhere, fills out the necessary paperwork,...

Sonic Realm Theatricals In Belarusian Theatre

Posted by Alexander Mantush | 13th Apr 2019 | Belarus, Design, Essay, Theatre and Disability

In order to demystify Belarusian theatre for those, who are not familiar with it, it might be...

At the Barrow Group, “Perp” Is An Intimate, Challenging Look at Disability That Must Be Seen

Posted by Michael Appler | 29th Mar 2019 | New York, Review, Theatre and Disability, United States of America

We tend to think of disability as unlike other monuments of cultural identity, like race or...

Creating Opportunities For “Inclusive Dance” With Stopgap Dance Company

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 8th Mar 2019 | Japan, Review, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom

“I believe people with almost any kind of physique can do contemporary dance. Yet though...

Using Theatre To Promote Positive Mental Health

Posted by Mary Moynihan, Niamh Clowry, and Féilim James | 7th Mar 2019 | Ireland, News, Theatre and Disability

The link between creative expression and positive mental health has been known for quite some time...

Ravi Jain’s “Prince Hamlet”: A Meta-theatrical Reversal Of Disability And Gender

Posted by Abhimanyu Acharya and Sheetala Bhat | 2nd Mar 2019 | Canada, Review, Theatre and Disability

Why Not Theatre’s Prince Hamlet, adapted and directed by Ravi Jain, is a performative exploration of the relationship between aesthetics and disability. Prince Hamlet is a gender-bent, bilingual play which uses English and American Sign Language (ASL).