Why can’t venues put disability diversity at the heart of their programming, instead of seeing it as merely necessary for funding, asks Lyn Gardner.
Over the last few months, it has felt as if the winds of change might at last be blowing through British theatre. Blowing gently, but blowing nonetheless.
True diversity in British theatre is scandalously overdue. It will bring huge benefits both creatively and organisationally, but I’ve long argued that until we get over a tick-box mentality in the arts nothing is going to really change, and that British theatre risks becoming increasingly irrelevant.
Maybe there is a shift because people are starting to take action on diversity. Over the last few weeks, I’ve seen two main-stage plays on consecutive nights... Keep reading on The Guardian
Over the last few months, it has felt as if the winds of change might at last be blowing through British theatre. Blowing gently, but blowing nonetheless.
True diversity in British theatre is scandalously overdue. It will bring huge benefits both creatively and organisationally, but I’ve long argued that until we get over a tick-box mentality in the arts nothing is going to really change, and that British theatre risks becoming increasingly irrelevant.
Maybe there is a shift because people are starting to take action on diversity. Over the last few weeks, I’ve seen two main-stage plays on consecutive nights... Keep reading on The Guardian