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Date: 1980-present

Broad approach: Theatre company for D/deaf and disabled actors

Example productions: One Under, Oliver Twist, House of Bernarda Alba

Key facts:

• Graeae are a theatre company based in London, UK
• they aim to challenge preconceptions about disability
• they adapt classic plays and champion new writing by disabled playwrights

Example techniques:

• the integration of sign language, captioning and audio description, making it central to the performance, referred to as ‘the aesthetics of access’
• experimenting with different formats
• a focus on design, communicating the themes of the play as well as opportunities for projections and captioning
• ensemble-driven performances
• promoting the inclusion of disabled people in theatre-making and performance