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August 10, 2017 0

BBC bids to ‘shine a light’ on disabled performers

Disabled actors have welcomed a new BBC scheme that aims to “shine a light” on experienced disabled performers, and discover and develop up-and-coming talent. The Class Act development programme will include an intensive three-day workshop and an opportunity to build contacts and showcase talents to professionals across the industry. Those selected to take part

TUC Disabled Workers Conference: ‘Stage and screen must do more on inclusive casting’

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Arts leaders must do more to tackle the “acute” lack of opportunities for disabled actors on stage and screen, according to union delegates. Members of the Equity performers’ union called for “greater representation and more accurate portrayal” of disabled people, in a motion agreed unanimously by the TUC Disabled Workers Conference in London. The

Hear our voices, urges Gordy, as she waits for a long-distance call

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A disabled actor has called on the film industry to see her as a woman and a performer first, rather than focusing on her impairment. Sarah Gordy, who has appeared in primetime BBC One dramas Upstairs Downstairs and Call the Midwife has 10 years’ experience on stage and television, and an agent in Los

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BBC bids to ‘shine a light’ on disabled performers

TUC Disabled Workers Conference: ‘Stage and screen must do more on inclusive casting’

Hear our voices, urges Gordy, as she waits for a long-distance call