GRAEAE’S ARTISTIC POLICY

Graeae Theatre Company’s mission is to create opportunities for theatre practitioners with physical and/or sensory disabilities by:

Creating professional theatre which profiles the skills, vision and excellence of disabled actors, writers, designers, musicians and production staff

Accessing the needs of disabled people, especially those who aspire to professional careers in theatre, through education, training and employment

Graeae Theatre Company

• provides performance opportunities to actors who have physical or sensory disabilities
   
• presents a diverse programme of existing and new plays with an innovative and accessible approach.
   
• commissions plays by disabled people and encourages new writing through training courses and mentoring schemes
   
• tours plays nationally and internationally to accessible theatres, playing to disabled and non-disabled audiences
   
• counteracts the lack of training opportunities for disabled people who wish to enter the theatre profession by offering training courses in performance and production
   
• aims to inspire young disabled people with an interest in theatre and to develop the voice of the disabled community, provides education and outreach programmes
   
• produces work that is representative of disabled people as members of the communities, reflecting gender, class, age, races and sexuality
   
• contributes to the debate on representation and equality of access, both in the theatre world and among the public at large.

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