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CRIPtic Arts@cripticarts.bsky.social · 19h ago

“Each of these performances takes a crip influenced spin on (un)reality, to ask fabulously staged questions about who we are as (disabled) people in the world." - Jamie Hale Have you read about The Acts in @broadwayworld.com? www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/...

CRIPtic Arts Will Host THE ACTS in September

CRIPtic Arts will present THE ACTS, a showcase of new work by emerging disabled theatremakers, at Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatres, directed by Jamie Hale.

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Loz ⚔️@lozzagilbert.bsky.social · yesterday

Mega excited about working with these legends to help guide Embark! Keep an eye out on the CRIPtic socials for more info and when applications go live 👀

CRIPtic Arts@cripticarts.bsky.social · 2d ago

Meet the people who'll be helping shape Embark! ⭐ 🌟 Lozza Gilbert 🌟 Simi Roach 🌟 Anna Landre 🌟 Miggy Barker Embark is a year-long programme for four disabled creatives with high physical access needs, designed to help kick-start creative careers cripticarts.org/meet-our-emb...

Four headshots with text under reading "Meet our Embark Project Board" followed by CRIPtic and Shift the Scene Logos. The headshots are as described: Headshot of Lozza, a 24 year old, white non-binary person with a bright pink mullet wearing a funky shirt that is green, blue and black. They're smiling like they're mid-laughter. Simi. A dark-skinned Black person stares seriously at the camera. They’re wearing a colourful patterned headwrap, hoop earrings, and a white t-shirt as they sit in a wheelchair in their dining room. Anna, a white woman in her twenties with long dark hair, smiles at the camera. Miggy, a white non binary person with orange and blue hair smiles at the camera. They have purple eyeshadow and are wearing patterned red and yellow and brown dungarees, with a grey long sleeve shirt. They have a frog earring that's balanced on a tiny pumpkin
CRIPtic Arts@cripticarts.bsky.social · 6d ago

Introducing... Kat Bond! The Making of the Eye Show by Kat Bond is one of the pieces that makes up The Acts, coming to Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatres this September 👀 ✨ The Acts 📍 Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatres 🗓️ 3-4 Sept 🌟 Link to book in our bio

An image of Kat against a pink studio backdrop. Kat is a white woman with short brown hair and brown eyes. She is wearing a black blazer and funky purple and green trousers. Above her head she holds a black bowler hat which is decorated with two very large googley eyes.Everything anyone’s ever thought about eyes, visual impairment and able anxiety. A bold, funny and awkward satire of the diagnosis show, in reaction to Kat’s own impulse post diagnosis of a degenerative eye condition to make a pity party piece. Featuring clowning, stand up and storytelling. Kat is a queer, Offie-nominated actor, comic and writer from Essex. When not performing and developing shows with other theatre companies she is making her own unique comedy shows that combine stand up, clown and mostly anarchic characters. Kat has written and performed in CBBC’s Bafta award winning Class Dismissed and Odd Squad. She won The Funny Women Comedy Writing Award 2021 and has been developing scripts for TV since. She is also a trained improviser with the Free Association, freelance facilitator and access support worker for Access All Areas. Kat is visually impaired and has a new diagnosis of RP. Humour drives most of her work and she loves how helpful it is in storytelling. Theatre credits include: The Beach House (Park Theatre), It’s True, It’s True, It’s True (Breach Theatre), Cinderella (Theatre Royal, Stratford East), Madhouse Re: Exit with Access All Areas (The Lowry), Aloe Aloe (Bush Theatre & Arts Theatre), Never Like Her Anyway (Soho Theatre), Romeo & Juliet (The Junction) TV credits include: The Dream Lands (BBC), Eastenders (BBC), Smothered (Sky), Dick Turpin (Apple TV+), Whitstable Pearl (Acorn TV), Call the Midwife (BBC), UrbanMyths (Sky Arts), Dr Brown Show (Channel 4).Bild
CRIPtic Arts@cripticarts.bsky.social · 7d ago

Introducing... Jordan Charles! Ride the Wind by Jordan Charles is one of the pieces that makes up The Acts, coming to Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatres this September 🎶 ✨ The Acts 📍 Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatres 🗓️ 3-4 Sept 🌟 Link to book in our bio

An image of Jordan against a pink studio backdrop. Jordan has dark skin and a black beard, wearing a grey shirt and bold gold jewellery whilst singing passionately into a microphone with eyes closed, mid high note.Weaving Yoruba mythology, puppetry and West African dance to induce a state of enchantment, this original Afro-fantasy musical reaches across the vastness of history and through the artificial veil of colonial disenfranchisement. When an ostracised, disabled boy is granted the power of flight by a Storm Goddess, will he use it in vengeance or heroism? Myths are Magic…and we have so many to tell. I am Queer Person of Colour, Disabled artist, novelist, playwright, composer, vocalist and storyteller. I’m a fantasy nerd that just wants to spend my time telling stories, ancient and new. My practice over the last few years has been a deep dive into the beautiful, ancient and enduring spiritual myths of the Yoruba diaspora. Taking stories and venerated figures who are held close by people from Nigeria to Cuba and beyond, I have written a new myth that grows from those historic roots. I’ve been hosting, singing and performing internationally for ten years. Everywhere from cabaret bars to cruise ships, from the Cocoa Butter Club to Channel 4, I’ve laughed and danced with thousands of people. I want to bring that same joy and sprinkle it with the enchantment that magical stories bring. When I return to some of my stomping grounds like Glastonbury & Wilderness Festivals, Manchester’s Islington Mill or my home turf of Soho Theatre Walthamstow, I hope to be weaving more magical tales. Bild
CRIPtic Arts@cripticarts.bsky.social · last wk.

Introducing... Hannah Finn & Morgan Barbour / Duo Artemis! The Double Draw by Hannah Finn and Morgan Barbouris one of the pieces that makes up The Acts, coming to Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatres this September 🏹 ✨ The Acts 📍 Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatres 🗓️ 3-4 Sept

An image of Hannah & Morgan wearing black against a pink studio backdrop. The two make bold shapes with their body using contortion, Morgan lays on the floor with leg pointed upwards, whilst Hannah is leaning back and mirroring the shape of Morgan's leg with her arm.Two rival sister huntresses, one craving control, one craving freedom, compete beneath the goddess Artemis’ watch. A circus show blending archery, duo acrobatics, physical theatre, contemporary dance and contortion. Duo Artemis, a collaboration between internationally renowned contortionist Hannah Finn and world record holder Morgan Barbour, creates feminist work that blends strength and grace. Their creative practice sits at the intersection of high-level circus skill and character-driven storytelling, using circus as visual metaphor. Their credits span five continents, including appearances on America’s Got Talent, working with Harry Styles, A Magical Cirque Christmas, Kazakh State Circus, The Box, Giffords Circus, Coliseu Lisboa, and The Roundhouse.Bild
CRIPtic Arts@cripticarts.bsky.social · last wk.

Introducing... Fran Bushe! HOT COLD by Fran Bushe is one of the pieces that makes up The Acts, coming to Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatres this September 🦎 ✨ The Acts 📍 Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatres 🗓️ 3-4 Sept 🌟 Link to book in our bio

An image of Fran against a pink studio backdrop. Fran is a white woman with brown hair and green eyes. She is wearing a floral print dress and smiles with arms thrown wide, caught mid dance.About HOT COLD: Grace has a lot on her plate: Her husband is keeping a sex diary, her mother keeps flashing the nurses … and Grace is pretty sure she is turning into a giant lizard. A funny and raw exploration of perimenopause, being part of the sandwich generation and not recognising your own body. About Fran: Fran Bushe is a disabled and neurodivergent artist and an award-winning writer, performer and workshop facilitator. She is known for her funny, candid and poignant storytelling, that centres the body, the challenges of connecting and the importance of community. Her solo show Ad Libido had multiple sold out runs and a UK tour. She wrote The Diary of My Broken Vagina for Channel 4 Comedy and her book My Broken Vagina was published by Hodder and Stoughton in 2021. Her play A Gig for Ghosts won the Soho Theatre Tony Craze Prize, had a full run in 2022 and was listed in the best theatre of 2022. Her candid approach to discussing bodies, sex and pleasure has led to her speaking with BBC Woman’s Hour, Cosmopolitan and Jameela Jamil’s I Weigh. Bild
Together! 2012 CIC@together2012cic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Calling Disabled Artists! The Together! 2026 Open Exhibition celebrates Disability Pride Month. All Disabled artists with links to Together! 2012 CIC and/or London Borough of Newham are invited to submit one self-selected work for guaranteed inclusion, subject to our Safer Spaces policy.

(Image description: Dawn Barber, Lumination of Colour, felt pen, 23cm x41cm 2026. The artwork is a multi-coloured 'mosaic' of interesting shapes and patterns.)
CRIPtic Arts@cripticarts.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Are you taking a disabled made show to Fringe (or know someone who is?) We want to see it! 🤲 Our Development Producer, Jack Wakely, is headed to Edinburgh Fringe this year, and is planning to see shows by disabled artists. Email us at artists@cripticarts.org with “Fringe” in the subject line

Luke, Jack and Ru stand together in a theatre space. They are pointing in the same general direction but all at different points. Luke is smiling whilst Jack is mid sentence and Ru looks on. Text is digitally imposed on the image in a black banner reading "We want to see YOUR show!"
CRIPtic Arts@cripticarts.bsky.social · 3mo ago

CRIPtic Arts are delighted to share that last week we won a Scope Award for Community Group 🎉 🎉 🎉 We're incredibly grateful for this recognition from Scope and the judges, and are immensely grateful for this wonderful community. 📸 Natasha Hirst Photography

A photograph of a group of people at the Scope 2026 Awards ceremony. Ade Adepitan, Caitlin Richards, Funmi Aishah Lawal, and Dr Amit Patel are in front of a bright purple backdrop with Scope branding including logos and a large sparkling circle. They are smiling at the camera and lean in together to pose.
CRIPtic Arts@cripticarts.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We’re thrilled to introduce the amazing creatives who have joined our 2026 Artist Development Programmes! We’re delivering 4 artist development programmes, designed to support disabled creatives at different stages in their career Read more 👇 cripticarts.org/criptic-arts...

CRIPtic Arts 2026 Artist Announcement - CRIPtic Arts

2024 Artist Announcement! Meet the 16 creatives that we're working with in Breakthrough, Incubate, Launchpad & Reach.

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CRIPtic Arts@cripticarts.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Opportunity for Disabled filmmakers 👇 Entry costs £5 per film, with all fees going towards the Kat Awards. A fee waiver code is available for Disabled filmmakers and other filmmakers who face financial barriers www.together2012.org.uk/together-202...

Together! 2026 Disability Film Festival | Together! 2012

The international Together! 2026 Disability Film Festival takes place online from 5-6 December 2026. Click on the link below to submit your film for consideration. Entry costs £5 per film, with all fees going towards the Kat Awards. A fee waiver code is available for Disabled filmmakers and other filmmakers who face financial barriers: email film@together2012.org.uk

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CRIPtic Arts@cripticarts.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Funding news! 🎉 CRIPtic Arts are delighted to announce that we’re now supported by Youth Music's Shift the Scene Fund, which champions inclusive, ambitious creativity across all art forms. Read more - cripticarts.org/criptic-arts...

CRIPtic Arts Secures Funding to improve access to the arts and creative industries for disabled young people. - CRIPtic Arts

CRIPtic Arts are delighted to announce that we’re now supported by Youth Music’s Shift the Scene Fund, which champions inclusive, ambitious creativity across all art forms. This support means more tim...

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