I’m delighted to have received one of the Evening Standard Future Theatre Fund Awards in Directing and Theatre-Making. I was nominated back in November by the Barbican Centre – probably because of…
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Shield – my poetry pamphlet is RELEASED
At the beginning of the pandemic, I spoke to my GP about being ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ and intensive care treatment, and he told me that I was “stuck between a rock and…
Experimental! An online writing retreat for D/deaf and disabled writers
For a little while now, I have been asking on Twitter for recommendations of D/deaf and disabled writers and I am now delighted to announce why! Experimental! is an online writing retreat…
The Guardian: Britain’s public transport system is great – if you’re not disabled
Imagine having the freedom to go out alone in the evening. Imagine knowing that the transport system would get you home safely. As a disabled London resident that’s not my reality. The…
The Guardian: As coronavirus hits, Britain’s ‘vulnerable’ are terrified to see our rights removed
Before Covid-19, both the NHS and social care were already in crisis. Overstretched and underfunded, hospitals were overwhelmed by winter flu and a backlog of people needing community care were waiting for…
RED PEPPER: THE POLITICS OF COVID-19 – GOVERNMENT CONTEMPT FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
As a disabled adult, I’ve been epidemic-watching for a while, getting increasingly worried about Covid-19 as it came closer. Now that wave is about to break over the UK, and intensive care…
Dissembling Nature @ Deptford Literature Festival
I am very excited to be leading a workshop titled Dissembling Nature as a part of Deptford Literature Festival – it’s going to be great, and I really encourage you to book…
The Guardian: I’m stuck in a hospital that’s starved of funds – let’s not forget the NHS when we vote
Over the summer, the NHS quietly saved my life several times. On each occasion, it caught a rapid worsening of my underlying condition, allowing me to be treated quickly and efficiently. Yet…
The Stage
My show went from ‘coming to terms with dying’ to ‘coming to terms with living in the world’ Jamie Hale for The stage
Assisted suicide: a shift to neutrality is not a neutral move
The views in this article are entirely my own and do not reflect that of any organisation I work with. They should be considered reflective of my position at the time of…