DIY Theatre Company have been on the road again with our sensory show Hanging by a Thread. Hanging by a Thread is DIY’s third show specifically designed for sensory audiences. All the children were smiling” DIY Actor Created by DIY’s skilled company of artists with learning disabilities, the show invites intimate audiences to connect with […]
Transforming Leadership is an exciting national initiative to develop learning disabled and autistic cultural leadership. It is being led by Access All Areas and is funded by Arts Council England. It will run until March 2025. The aims are to: Share skills and best practise in co-directing and inclusive governance amongst all partners Create training and pathways for […]
Time and Space to do things better It’s five months since DIY became a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO). In November 2022 we were very excited to hear the news that we had been offered funding from Arts Council England as part of its 2023-26 Investment Programme. In April this year we started our NPO journey! For […]
As we celebrate Learning Disability Week (19 to 25 June) DIY Theatre is celebrating its role in ‘Transforming Leadership’. This new national arts programme is putting learning disabled and autistic people at the heart of cultural leadership. Transforming Leadership is being coordinated by Access All Areas (AAA) who are known for making disruptive theatre by […]
DIY are very excited and proud to have been offered funding from Arts Council England as part of its 2023-26 Investment Programme. We are delighted to receive the news that DIY Theatre Company will become one of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio of Funded Organisations from 1 April 2023. For almost 30 years DIY has operated […]
The 2021 Spring term found DIY working in partnership with the Salford Ranger Team and Friends of Peel Park. We made a Sound Sculpture Trail that will enhance visitors’ experience of this lovely Salford green space! Art Inspiration: Using the sculptures in Peel Park as inspiration, DIY members created and recorded a series of six […]