Video podcast demystifies accessible theatre

A podcast by two accessible theatre companies is aiming to inspire confidence among arts professionals that they can build accessibility into their own work and practices, and that this can enhance the work of all theatre makers, not just those already making accessible theatre.

The Green Room, a 12-part video series described as “story-led, upbeat and entertaining”, features established and emerging artists, directors, writers, casting directors and creative enablers with a range of careers and experiences. Through the videos, their creators DH Ensemble and Hot Coals Productions – working together as Strive Collective – address perceptions that being accessible is expensive and difficult. By sharing these experiences they hope to empower all theatre-makers to be more confident integrating access in their work.

Clare-Louise English, co-founder of Hot Coals Productions, said: “It’s not about making your organisation more welcoming to a particular audience group; it’s repositioning access as an artistic choice, right at the start. It makes the work more exciting.”