One venue that has been receiving lots of reviews on the site is Castle Semple Visitor Centre & Country Park. While Castle Semple go out of their way to make their centre as physically accessible to as many people as possible, they also demonstrate that the small things, such as customer service, can really go a long way in making visitors...
To be, or not to be accessible: that is the question; a question, it seems, that Elizabeth Dixon in collaboration with Accessible Stratford and Stratford District Council has answered with a map perfected over ten years of exploration around this historic Shakespearean market town. The map of Stratford-upon-Avon was created to help disabled peo...
A venue that is raking up the reviews on Euan’s Guide, and who has recently launched their new Access Guide, Homelands Trust Fife is a charity that manages luxury, accessible holiday cottages by the coast. The Homelands Trust cottages and associated therapy and activity centre is currently the most-reviewed venue on Euan’s Guide, and we spoke t...
Get2gether is a small Scottish Charity that has been organising events for adults with disabilities in Edinburgh since 2013 - and now Get2gether has expanded to host events in East Lothian too. The charity aims to bring people together in fun and varied settings by hosting club nights, speed dating, Wiff Waff ping pong tournaments, nature trail...
After 18 years, Nottingham Youth Theatre Inclusive Company are bringing magic back to the Fringe with their new fairytale family extravaganza, ‘Bing Bang Bong!’. The group aims to make the arts inclusive of everyone and works with disabled performers and those who have learning difficulties. Needless to say, they are very excited to be returni...
Robert Softley Gale: On technology, creative audio description and the Fringe
Fringe Feature: Drama
This week we caught up with artistic director, Robert Softley Gale, after a showing of Wendy Hoose by Johnny McKnight at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Robert is a long-standing figure in the Scottish arts scene and has worked in many diverse roles including as an actor, writer and an activist for disability rights. We sp...
Garry Robson: On the circus, storytelling and a talking pig
Fringe Feature: Theatre
We met up with artistic director, Garry Robson, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year where an Edward Gorey poem is being brought to life in the deaf-friendly musical, ‘Edmund the Learned Pig’. The performance features a broken down circus and a witty, out-of-the-ordinary pig who somehow manages to steal the show....
Fringe Feature: Discussion
Jo Verrent, Senior Producer at Unlimited, has a fresh perspective on disability. Jo will be holding a discussion at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe to talk about the benefits of disability within the arts and creative industries. We had a chat with her about her Fringe event, ‘Disability – A Creative Advantage’...
Abnormally Funny People: On comedy, Edinburgh, and the Fringe
Fringe Feature: Comedy
This year we caught up with talented comedians, Abnormally Funny People, on their return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for their 10th anniversary show. We spoke to co-founders Steve Best and Simon Minty about late nights and high street banking; Tanyalee Davis about cobblestones and seagulls; and newcomer to the show J...
Rowan James: On punk hip-hop inspired poetry, labels and Ipswich
Fringe Feature: Poetry
The worlds of poetry and beat-boxing collide as performance poet, Rowan James, makes his debut Fringe appearance alongside beat-boxing extraordinaire Marv Radio in his thought-provoking performance, 'Easy for you to say'.
How would you describe what you do for people who have never seen your act before?
I am a punk hip-ho...