We got a ★★★★ review from Neurodiverse Review 🩵🤠🏳️‍⚧️🪩 "It’s incredible that the show is so light-hearted and fun, trans joy is a revolutionary act after all" neurodiversereview.co.uk/a-northern-t... #EdFringe #EdFringe25

A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny, a new queer parody musical, by Hunter King (produced by me) 11th-24th August (not 17th) Venue 21, C ARTS 16:25-17:25 I am very proud of this show and I'm absolutely gutted we couldn't afford to take our team up! Please support 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #EdFringe linktr.ee/thehunterking

Only 7 more chances to lasso A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny at #EdFringe! 🤠 ‘A country hoedown with solid vocals, on-point comedic timing and joy and self-discovery at its heart!’ 11th-24th August (except 17th) Venue 21, C ARTS 16:25-17:25 #TransArtist #EdFringe2025 #DareToDiscover #NewMusical

What #EdFringe audiences are sayin' about a Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny... Only 7 more shows! 🪩🤠 11th-24th August (except 17th) Venue 21, C ARTS 16:25-17:25 #TransArtist #EdFringe2025 #NewMusical #MusicalTheatre #LGBTArtist #SupportQueerArtists 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Another friend smashing it 🥹❤️

Another friend smashing it 🥹❤️

This is my friend 🥹👏❤️

A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny, a new queer parody musical, by Hunter King (produced by me) 11th-24th August (not 17th) Venue 21, C ARTS 16:25-17:25 I am very proud of this show and I'm absolutely gutted we couldn't afford to take our team up! Please support 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #EdFringe linktr.ee/thehunterking

We got a ★★★★ review from Neurodiverse Review 🩵🤠🏳️‍⚧️🪩 "It’s incredible that the show is so light-hearted and fun, trans joy is a revolutionary act after all" neurodiversereview.co.uk/a-northern-t... #EdFringe #EdFringe25

Comment below with your Ed Fringe 2025 recommendations please! (1/3)

In May we wrapped a 3 month tour of Toxic by @nathanieljhall.bsky.social - and what a tour it was ✨ After a big ol' evaluation we wanted to share highlights and production photos (courtesy of Rosie Powell)! Starting with some sexy stats, we're so proud of what we achieved 💚 #ToxicHighlights

ALLIES, WE NEED YOU. 48 hours.

The Government's concessions completely ignore the thousands of Disabled people on Universal Credit with LCWRA. They are still proposing this be slashed from £416 to just over £200. This bill cannot be salvaged by concessions - it must be scrapped.

Disability Arts Online are looking for new trustees! Deen, our Digital Influencer tells us what its like working with the Disability Arts Online team. Find out more about becoming a Trustee and how to apply ↓ disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...

My Job Hasn’t Changed, My Disability Hasn’t Changed, So Why Has My Support Changed? www.touretteshero.com/2025/06/20/m...

Busy month for disability arts and AAA, but we managed to squeeze Cian in for his monthly “5 Shows by Disabled Artists”. Watch for just some examples of the great stuff the disability art industry makes and will continue to make, no matter what. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl4h...

#WelfareReform www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disastrous-c...

Earlier this week, the Government forced through their cuts to social security - by making unwritten promises of improvement. The reality remains: cuts for people who are ill are still on the table. 🧵

Lucky Tonight! is an interactive pub quiz/theatre show by Afreena Islam-Wright.  Quizmaster (and former contestant of The Chase!) Afreena will put you through your paces to help her tell her story. 🗓️ 31 July - 24 Aug Tickets on sale now www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve... #TravFest25

The reality of disability benefits from my lived experience, by Ash Cox: An open letter to my friends and colleagues in the arts industry, written and recorded from my bed. (scroll to the bottom of the page to visit my Insta for the audio version of this letter) www.ashtronomy.co.uk/reflections

A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny will be BSL Interpreted on Friday 16th May at 7pm, by the wonderful Tracie Redshaw! Join us at the Waterside, Sale to see how the story unfolds! watersidearts.org/events/a-not... #PrideInTrafford #BSL #BSLInterpreted

Next week!

A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny premieres at Waterside Arts, #PrideInTrafford from Tue 13 May - Sat 17 May Join Trans Artist, Hunter King, in his gender journey of self discovery in his brand new uplifting queer parody musical, maid in the Wild, Wild, North West! watersidearts.org/events/a-not...

We’re excited that our last show of the tour will offer audio description! Come and see our closing night of the Toxic Tour at Arena Theatre 9 May, 7:30pm ✨ Tickets: wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny premieres at Waterside Arts, #PrideInTrafford from Tue 13 May - Sat 17 May Join Trans Artist, Hunter King, in his gender journey of self discovery in his brand new uplifting queer parody musical, maid in the Wild, Wild, North West! watersidearts.org/events/a-not...

It was a pleasure to work with Vicky and the trainee Audio Describers when we toured @dibbytheatre.bsky.social Toxic to @bradford2025.co.uk

The feedback we've received from our Toxic audiences this Spring tour has moved us to tears 💚 A HUGE thank you to everyone who has come to see the show so far. Next stop on the Toxic tour is Scarborough's @thesjt.bsky.social TOMORROW, 7.45pm! Full dates and tickets: www.dibbytheatre.org/toxic

Cast & team at our post-show discussion last week 💖 TONIGHT we come to @thesjt.bsky.social 7.45pm, followed by a post-show discussion with our cast and Scarborough Pride. Just 4 venues left of our Spring tour! Come and see our sell-out show while tickets last 👀 www.dibbytheatre.org/toxic

🎂 We're turning three! Instead of gifts, we’re asking for something bigger: take a stand against the biggest disability benefit cuts in history. £5 billion a year is on the line—this will devastate independence and living standards. Take action now: bit.ly/3E9g1kj

A couple of gorgeous reviews from our Sheffield shows! Toxic is currently on tour - tonight we’re at Hat Factory Luton with many more venues coming up ✨ Full dates and tickets: www.dibbytheatre.org/toxic

Still open! The Big Freelancer Survey has been extended to Monday 21st April so we can hear from even more freelancers. We’re close to matching last year’s numbers—let’s get there together. 📝 👉 linktr.ee/BigFreelance... #BigFreelancerSurvey #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

Let’s be clear, Personal Independence Payment is not an out-of-work benefit. Some of the messaging we’ve been hearing has been misleading, linking PIP to work.

Join Trans Artist, Hunter King, in his gender journey of self discovery in his brand new uplifting queer parody musical, maid in the Wild, Wild, North West. A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny premieres at Waterside Arts, Pride in Trafford this May! watersidearts.org/events/a-not...

As promised, we've answered more questions following our 'Making Work Accessible' event and added them to the webpage below, along with more resources. More to come!

Concerned/confused about Labour's direction on disability. Check out this event: Social Murder in Labour’s Pathways to Work Date: 10 apr • 17:30 Location: BR G.78 Brooks Building MMU & Online www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/social-mur...

🚨 LAST CHANCE! 🚨 For five years, The Big Freelancer Survey has built the most detailed picture of arts freelancing. Now, it’s time for the final survey. Your voice matters. Take 10 minutes & be counted. 📝 linktr.ee/BigFreelance... #BigFreelancerSurvey #Theatre

Community Day of Action – Manchester No Return to Austerity, No Cuts for Benefits, Energy for All Tuesday 1st April, 12pm Outside Boots, 32 Market Street, Manchester, M60 1TA

We’re delighted to announce that the Toxic playtext is now available to buy in our shop 📚 And right now you can purchase both First Time and Toxic playtexts for just £15! ✨ Toxic is now touring across the country - full dates and tickets on our website. Shop: www.dibbytheatre.org/category/all...

If you’re a disabled, neurodivergent or chronically ill person who experiences light as a barrier within theatre please do complete our short survey (8 questions) & contribute to our research on mapping & communicating about lighting in live performance: www.touretteshero.com/2025/02/10/l...

Hilarious and heartbreaking in equal measure, the sold out production of TOXIC, the powerful and passionate play by Nathaniel J Hall and Dibby Theatre Productions, hits the playhouse this week! 🎭 Thu 20 – Fri 21 Mar 🎟️https://bit.ly/4iSs7x9

If you want to write to your Labour MP about disability benefit cuts but have limited spoons, here’s a template from @sensecharity.bsky.social you can use: t.co/E8QB6EDi9o Public backlash *does* work at times so let’s keep the pressure up. You too, non-disabled allies!

📢 FREELANCERS. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. 💥 You make the industry run. 💥 Your voice deserves to be heard. 💥 The Big Freelancer Survey is how we prove it. Be loud. Be counted. Be part of the change. 📝 Fill it in now: 👉 linktr.ee/BigFreelance... #BigFreelancerSurvey #Freelancers

Happy Disabled Access Day! 🎉 Today, we celebrate accessibility, inclusion, and the joy of discovering new experiences. From touch tours to relaxed performances, let’s champion the cultural spaces that welcome everyone. Check out our resources for a more accessible cultural sector: bit.ly/3GpqVzP

#BSLFlyer for #Toxic @dibbytheatre.bsky.social @nathanieljhall.bsky.social youtu.be/tmr33BLCmog?... More info and booking www.dibbytheatre.org/toxic #AccessibleTheatre #Access #DibbyTheatre #LGBTQ #QueerTheatre @bradford2025.co.uk #Bradford @thelowry.com #Salford #Leicester #BrightonFringe

#AudioFlyer for #Toxic @dibbytheatre.bsky.social @nathanieljhall.bsky.social Info and booking www.dibbytheatre.org/toxic #AudioDescription #AD #AudioFlyer #AccessibleTheatre #Access #Toxic #DibbyTheatre #LGBTQ #QueerTheatre @bradford2025.co.uk #Bradford #ArenaTheatre #Wolverhampton

HUGE thank you to Canal Street Kings who raised £250 for us in their Christmas raffle last year 💚 For those of you who don’t know, Canal Street Kings is an incredible drag king night in Manchester showcasing local talent 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Get to their next event Fri 28 Mar ✨ www.outsavvy.com/event/25677/...

Resharing this post from 2021 in celebration of #InternationalWheelchairDay & my status as a fully fledged wheelchair geek, an A-Z of everything I’ve learnt about life on wheels from Allen Keys to Wheel types via bags, lights & spoke covers: www.touretteshero.com/2021/03/01/w...

Today at #GEI17 we launch the updated toolkit No Climate Action Without Us with Attitude is Everything & A Greener Future. The resource focuses on how to make disabled people’s access to live events environmentally sustainable. Find out more >> tinyurl.com/5n6mjv5p #CreativeClimateAction

Freelancers power the arts—but too often, we go unheard. Shaping The Arts is changing that. 💬 What challenges do you face? Late pay? Job insecurity? Share your issue in a short video & be part of the documentary. 📢 Hold up a sign. Film. Submit. 👉 https://buff.ly/40OvHB0