Graeae Theatre Company
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Graeae Theatre Company is a British organisation composed of D/deaf and disabled artists and theatre makers. It was founded in 1980 by Nabil Shaban and Richard Tomlinson and named after the Graeae of Greek mythology. In 1981 the Company was offered the use of an office, rehearsal space and facilities for 18 months by the West End Centre, an Arts Centre in Aldershot in Hampshire. During that year, the Company became eligible to receive full funding from the Arts Council of Great Britain.[1]
In 1984 the Graeae Theatre Company won a Special Award in the Evening Standard Awards, and has since won numerous awards, including the Promotion of Diversity Award at the UK Theatre Awards 2012. It also won Most Accessible Production for Jack Thorne's The Solid Life of Sugar Water at the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Today Graeae (pronounced "grey-eye") performs nationally and internationally, as well as running training sessions for emerging and mid-career artists. Its current artistic director is Jenny Sealey MBE.
Repertoire
Actors who have appeared with the company include Mat Fraser, Laurence Clark and Nabil Shaban. Graeae has performed plays by Glyn Cannon and Sam Boardman-Jacobs.
References
- ^ Shaban, Nabil (6 July 2006). "Early History of Graeae". Self-published. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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External links
- The Graeae Theatre Company website
- The Beginning of Graeae
- Graeae Theatre Company Information from the official British Council website
- "Whiter Than Snow" by Ronnie Haydon, The Stage, 12 March 2009
- "Exclusive: Disabled actors take lead roles in Channel 4 drama about Shipwrecked-style reality TV" by Matthew Hemley, The Stage, 11 March 2009
- "Whiter than Snow: North Wall" by Giles Woodforde, The Oxford Times, 26 March 2009