Self-Raising review – growing up Deaf in a family of secrets
Jenny Sealey, the artistic director of disabled-led theatre company Graeae, becomes playwright and performer in this engaging autobiographical tale
April 2022
The week in classical: Lohengrin; The Paradis Files
The Paradis Files review – Graeae and Wallen breathe life into a woman of spirit and courage
March 2022
Kerbs review – tender comedy about the road to romance
A couple with disabilities find their witty dating-app personas are at odds with real life in this charming romcom
October 2021
10 Nights review – funny, soulful play hijacked by lack of drama
Shahid Iqbal Khan’s signed play about a young Muslim’s spiritual journey could be fantastic, but it needs a better narrative
February 2021
Lockdown culture
Crips Without Constraints review – five duos deliver sharp satire and tender drama
Harriet Walter, Cherylee Houston and Sharon D Clarke star in the second collection of shorts in Graeae’s series of dramas
July 2020
Culture in peril
Mat Fraser: 'I’m hardcore – I want equality and I’m not going to stop'
The American Horror Story star is backing a plan by Graeae to put deaf and disabled artists centre-stage around the UK
May 2020
Lockdown culture
Up close and sensational: the best monologues made during lockdown
From love triangles and explosive lust to the bond between mothers and daughters, performers step into the relationships minefield
January 2020
'Access is a human right': how deaf and disabled people are transforming theatre
Actors, writers and directors reflect on how far theatres have come in boosting accessibility for audiences and creatives
August 2017
Cosmic Scallies review – oddball friends seek hope in Skelmersdale
Trans tales and rogue cabarets: Edinburgh festival 2017 – in pictures
February 2017
The House of Bernarda Alba review – Hunter is a domestic dictator in anti-fascist classic
Graeae use British Sign Language to bring new depths to Federico García Lorca’s play, with Kathryn Hunter on vicious form
January 2017
Kathryn Hunter rules the roost as Lorca's Bernarda Alba makes a bold return
Graeae and the Royal Exchange are staging Lorca’s classic in a show that creatively incorporates BSL, captioning and audio description and takes a great play to another level
February 2016
Access all areas: the plays that took captioning and signing to their hearts
Jack Thorne’s The Solid Life of Sugar Water and a revival of Gogol’s The Government Inspector are among new accessible productions enriching the experience for audiences through design and casting choices
August 2015
The Solid Life of Sugar Water at Edinburgh festival review – sexual healing in bedroom battleground
Edinburgh fringe 2015: 10 shows to see
April 2014
The hot tickets
The week ahead in arts
Belonging review – 'Pioneering use of spoken, physical and sign language'
February 2014
Graeae's The Threepenny Opera: 'it dissipates the fear of disability'
Tony Robinson: plays were a posh thing until the alternative theatre explosion
