In this, the second part of our look at access and inclusion in the UK theatre industry, Sue talks to two inspirational people whose work is making access and inclusion a reality, and about their experience of being involved in the production of Oliver Twist.  Amy Leach Amy is Associate Director

 In this episode we talk to two female powerhouses in the UK theatre and disability landscape. Sarah Holmes is Chief Executive of the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich. As Sarah prepares to hand over the baton to a new Chief Executive after nearly 21 years at the helm, we talk about the

In this feel-good podcast episode we talk about the power of laughter.  Charlie Chaplin once said: ‘ A good laugh is a mighty good thing, a rather too scarce a good thing.’  Following a year when laughter might have been scarce for many, Theatre Unwrapped explores the transformational effects of

Where does the secret language of Polari come from? Who used Polari? How do you speak Polari? Why was Polari adopted by the British gay community in theatre and who still uses Polari today? In this podcast episode Sue Lawther-Brown carefully peels back the many layers of Polari. Her guests

How do you reopen a closed theatre?  How much money and effort does it really take and what sort of experience do you need to re-open a dark theatre?  What does a closed theatre look like and smell like? Who looks after closed theatres and how do they get a

Who is Doctor Theatre and how does this mysterious medic seem to cure practically anything inside a theatre? Does Doctor Theatre really exist and what does he or she actually do? In this first episode of the Theatre Unwrapped podcast, Sue Lawther-Brown is joined in Dressing Room 3 at the