Stories of Diversity: An Interview with Martyna Majok
Martyna Majok is a young playwright whose new play, Cost of Living, has just opened in a Manhattan...
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Theatre and Disability
Lies, Monsters and Kate Mulvany’s Intensely Human Portrayal of Richard III
As we all know, the first line of Shakespeare’s Richard 3 reads, “Now is the winter of our...
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Mat Fraser, Disabled Actor And Advocate, Will Portray Richard III In New Play
An actor born with defects resulting from the drug Thalidomide has been cast as Shakespeare’s...
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Understated Risk-Taking in Beckettian “Wakey, Wakey”
Audacious risk-taking in the theater comes in many colors, most of them loud. You can defy a...
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ARTimeleia: A Theatre Group Built Of Actors With Neuromuscular Disorders
When I tell people that I do theatre with actors who have neuromuscular disorders, their outward...
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“Wish List” Is A Poor Portrayal Of The Welfare System
You could call it the Corbynisation of new writing. In the past couple of years, a series of plays...
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The Fourth International Theatre Festival for People with Disability in Isfahan
Isfahan, known as the cultural capital of Iran, hosted the Fourth International Festival of...
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“Assisted Suicide”: A Musical That Asks Us to Think Critically About the Portrayal of Euthanasia
Earlier this month, Colorado voters approved a ballot that made it the fifth state to legalize...
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Making Shakespeare Live with Birds of Paradise
Birds of Paradise Theatre Company prove that somewhere between Glasgow and Hong Kong, Shakespeare lives
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Disabled Artists: Rio’s Paralympic Theatre
In January 2016, I took part of a round table entitled The Disabled People’s Protagonism in...
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Unlimited Festival: Making an Impact in Glasgow
Tramway’s Unlimited Festival at Glasgow is showcasing exceptional new work from disabled artists and trying to make a lasting an impact in Glasgow.
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“Perfume” Spotlights Challenges of Hearing-Impaired in Egypt
Perfume is probably the first play ever to be staged on the topic of the problems of people who...
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“Twelfth Night” and Cross-Mobility Casting
Renowned Shakespearean actor Robert Armin wrote in 1608 of the difference between a “natural” and...
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Redefining The (Able) Body
When I first travelled overseas, fresh out of university in the early 1980s, I found myself in the...
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Disability in Comic and Tragic Frames
The connection between humor and disability is perhaps one of the most challenging and...
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Building Bridges: Moscow Play Unites Deaf-Blind, Sighted And Hearing Actors
A play staged by Moscow’s Theater of Nations has become the first theatrical production in Russia...
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“Beauty And The Beast” Promises And Fails At The Adelaide Festival
Beauty And The Beast is the quintessential story of a young beautiful daughter who has to live...
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“Ganesh Versus The Third Reich” And Actors With Disabilities
This week, Back to Back Theatre‘s 2012 production Ganesh Versus The Third Reich will open at...
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Review: “Super Discount” By Back To Back Theatre
Super Discount – currently playing at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre – is the latest work by...
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Special Theatres Give The Disabled Self-Expression
For people with physical or intellectual disabilities, the art of theatre is the powerful mode of...
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