NEWS AND UPDATES (page 3)

News and updates

Autobiographical Work for Theatre-makers

Autobiographical Work for Theatre-makers

A graphic comprising of a black and white image on a grey background with text in a repeated pattern and two logos. The image is of Theo Angel in rehearsals. Theo, a mixed-race person with pale skin, freckles, short, very curly hair and dark features, is in their manual wheelchair. They hold their hands above their head, mapping out an invisible web. They smile as they look at their right hand. Behind their image is a digitally imposed bright blue drop shadow, with a repeated pattern text reading “Funded by youth music”. The two logos are of CRIPtic Arts and Youth Music Shift the Scene.

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

Jamie Hale talking to a team member in a theatre.

Winning an OFFIE doesn’t erase the disadvantages disabled directors face

Tatum, a non-binary person, sits in a spotlight, their back to the camera.

CRIPtic 2026 Artist Development Programme

The youtube page for an access training video, showing Jameisha Prescod, a black woman in a white t-shirt, presenting training. The caption says "I am an artist-filmmaker and your access trainer over the course of these videos".

Free Introduction to Access Training

What’s on at CRIPtic

advice for emerging directors

Advice for Emerging Directors

By CRIPtic Arts Artistic Director, Jamie Hale. I became a theatre director by accident. I was taking a mixed bill to the Barbican, and was asked whether I was going to perform… Continue reading…

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Evlyne, a black female, wearing a cream boiler suit, Anna freckled white woman, with long brown wavy hair wearing all black, and Theo, a pale nonbinary person with dark features short hair using a power wheelchair perform on stage.

Reflections and advice on applications to our 2026 Development Programmes

We know that applications take time and energy, and we really value the care artists put into them. As a small organisation with an open application process, we’re currently only able to… Continue reading…

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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 cirle. They are smiling at the camera and lean in together to pose.

Winners of a Scope Award

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… Continue reading…

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LEARNING AND REFLECTIONS

Workload Management: Lessons Learned

Workload Management: Lessons Learned

As part of the process of assessing quality and success in our projects, we’re writing a series of blog posts…

Access Needs: Lessons Learned

Access Needs: Lessons Learned

To assess the quality and success in our projects, we’re writing a series of blog posts exploring some of the…

This week at the CRIPtic 1:1s

This week at the CRIPtic 1:1s

This week our Artistic Director Jamie Hale hosted the first of the CRIPtic 1:1 bookable slots. We were thrilled to…

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…

CRIPtic Pit Party, Barbican Stories, & Institutional Racism

CRIPtic Pit Party, Barbican Stories, & Institutional Racism

CRIPtic Pit Party and Barbican Stories – A statement CRIPtic Pit Party 2021 – a showcase of d/Deaf and disabled…