Gorgeous photos from the gorgeous monologues performed as part of Self & Other at HOME last year! 🌌 We can't wait to experience them again this Thursday in our FREE joint online sharing, the as live premier of Self & Other, and new work in development for The Acts 🔥

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A lovely Disabled Poets Prize development session on Zoom with Jamie Hale ☺️ Really useful and to-the-point advice, and a nice gentle atmosphere. Fab to meet some of the other winning and commended poets ✨

Coming next week. Our groundbreaking report on the barriers disabled people with high physical access needs face in London theatres. By Dr. Jessi Parrott (Dr Jessi Parrott) and Jamie Hale (Jamie Hale) #AlwaysTheAudience #CRIPticArts #DisabilityArts #LondonTheatres

Tickets are now on sale for Braidings - an entanglement of poetry, music, and spoken word, by myself, @CNLester & Miss Jacqui. It's connection, power, community & reclamation. Come! 🗓️Fri 20 Sept, 7pm-9pm 📌Oxford House, Bethnal Green, London 🔗braidings.eventbrite.co.uk (PWYC)

"Disabled creatives need consistent ongoing support - not just one-off opportunities." A thread of key findings from Always the Audience (Never the Star) by Dr. Jessi Parrott (Dr Jessi Parrott) and Jamie Hale (@jamierhale) 👇 #AlwaysTheAudience will be released on Wednesday.

Our groundbreaking report is OUT NOW 📣 “We called it Always the Audience because we feel like we are expected to only ever be the audience at a show, and we feel like we are never given what we need to be the performer or technical crew for the show." #AlwaysTheAudience

Last week to enter! Closing Sunday 1st September. Prizes inc publication, a trip to Greece & £1,000 Judges: poet Jacob Polley, naturalist and writer Tom Mustill, & Wordsworth Grasmere judge Helen Wilson Info and entry portal: tinyurl.com/5dpypntd

So excited that KAOS is out on @Netflix today! I worked as a researcher for it in 2019/2020 and if you think the review is good, wait until you see it - Greek mythology, family drama, luxury, and some fantastic characters: theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/a… (I can't wait to see it)

✨ Presenting The Acts! ✨ A groundbreaking meta-theatrical experience featuring four thrilling works by the UK’s leading disabled theatre makers. From comedy to live art, explore stories of love, neurodivergence, isolation & more. 📅 8th & 9th Novemeber @ Barbican Centre

I'm hiring a new PA/Carer. Fancy spending your Thursdays working with me every week? Love dogs, queer friendly, and able to drive an automatic car? Get in touch on [email protected] and let's talk. No care experience required, just a can-do attitude. Training provided!

I spoke to BBC Breakfast about this: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… @UCL have apologised - I remain hurt, upset, and let down, but I also hope that the public interest in this - for which I'm extremely grateful - leads to actionable change