Voicebox: From Voice to action

There’s a saying in the autism community: “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.” There’s a serious humour at the heart of it, a wilful contradiction of logic spoken with an eyebrow raised that asks for change. It speaks to the frustration felt by autistic individuals who have seen the story of their identity told through harmful medical hypothesising, misguided neurotypical guesswork and deeply entrenched stereotyping – and usually by people who are not autistic.

This casual style comedy show features two mates, Brace Boy and Captain Cane, having a chat with the audience about disability, metal music, porn and crisps. What more could you want?

A touching story told in a lively and dynamic one-woman performance.

We catch up with the team at Clay Party, stars of brand-new dramedy, Outside, produced in association with the Pleasance Trust, currently at Edinburgh Fringe!

An intriguing drama about what happens when we let toxic masculinity take control. 

Rosie Jones’ Fifteen Minutes is a thrilling hour full of endless surprises, obscene jokes and witty social commentary.

Terri Donovan and Ewa Lamond from the Graeae theatre ensemble, talk Hurricane Protest Songs, disability in the arts, and how you can get involved. 

After fifteen years of implementing a stealthy and fake progressive brand of neoliberal austerity, the Liberal Party has been driven out of office in Ontario. The recent Provincial Election led to the taking of power by a rabid right wing Tory regime, headed by boorish populist multi millionaire, Doug Ford.

The UK Government are co-hosting a global summit on disability at the end of July, but DPAC have a number of concerns over its implementation and intention.

Aimee Wilkinson, Head of Artistic Development for Writing East Midlands, talks about developing literature in the local community, how creative writing can help with social isolation and running projects from conferences to workshops with refugees. 

Esther McVey is the latest politician to lie to Parliament. Don’t we deserve better from our representatives?

The government is failing to uphold the right to independent living as documented in the Convention on the rights of People with Disabilities