NEWS AND UPDATES

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The Crip Monologues

While we’ve been plugging away at a wide range of projects here at CRIPtic – from the NOT DYING soundtrack to workshops on writing and staging solo work. We are very excited… Continue reading…

The cover of the report, a turquoise box with the words BEING HYBRID - a cheap and easy guide to hybrid events on it, and the logos for Spread the Word and CRIPtic Arts

BEING HYBRID: an easy guide to hybrid events

To read more about Being Hybrid, click here. To access it in a range of other formats, click here Why are you launching Being Hybrid? I keep having the same conversation over… Continue reading…

The Disablism of Age Barriers in the Arts

The Disablism of Age Barriers in the Arts

At their heart, most age barriers in the arts are disableist. They create barriers that prevent disabled people having equity of access to opportunities. Their assumption that age is representative of life-stage,… Continue reading…


What’s on at CRIPtic

Kat, a white woman with short brown hair and brown eyes. She is wearing a black blazer and above her head she holds a black bowler hat which is decorated with two very large googley eyes.

The Making of ‘The Making of the Eye Show’. Interview with Kat Bond

Mining your own experiences can be really wonderful and connect a lot of people. I just think it shouldn’t be the only thing disabled artists should be supported to write. It’s one… Continue reading…

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. Besides her is a digitally imposed painting of a lizard by Rachel Gadsden, with bright bold colours.

Writing, performing, perimenopause and Komodo dragons. Interview with Fran Bushe.

Art happens not only when we are at our desks churning out words, but in the park, in the shower, in the queue at the post office and at the zoo. Mostly… Continue reading…

Interview with Director of The Acts, Jamie Hale

Interview with Director of The Acts, Jamie Hale

At a time when so many studio theatres and new-writing spaces are closing, and when many theatres are finding it increasingly difficult to take risks on emerging writers and experimental work, opportunities… Continue reading…

LEARNING AND REFLECTIONS

Call Us CRIPtic – A Disability Arts Documentary

Call Us CRIPtic – A Disability Arts Documentary

In 2021, we collaborated with Fig Films to make a disability arts documentary. We’re so excited to share it with…

Featuring Katherine Castellucci

Featuring Katherine Castellucci

This year at CRIPtic we’ve had the privilege of hosting the disabled performer and activist Katherine Castellucci as an intern.…

Podcast: Disability and… CRIPtic Arts, with Jamie Hale

Podcast: Disability and… CRIPtic Arts, with Jamie Hale

Our friends at Disability Arts Online have just released episode 57 of their “Disability and…” podcast, and this episode features…

Dynamic Creatives: Understanding the Arts Council Investment Principles

Dynamic Creatives: Understanding the Arts Council Investment Principles

Our friends at Disability Arts Online have been working on some fantastic videos about Arts Council England, including one on…

Focus Groups: Lessons Learned from our Audience

Focus Groups: Lessons Learned from our Audience

Earlier this summer, at CRIPtic, we held two focus groups. One was for disabled cultural workers from the global majority.…