Jonny Cotsen Jonny Cotsen was born in Cardiff, Wales. Jonny is a qualified graphic designer and teacher but has left his professional career to develop himself as a performance artist, facilitator and consultant for inclusion in the arts. Jonny developed and wrote the Arts Council Wales Toolkit for venues and theatre companies, which provides a…
HNTOnbeperkt The National Theater makes unlimited theatre accessible to people with disabilities with HNTOnbeperkt. By making adjustments, theatre visits become possible for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired. Since the pilot year in 2018, a lot of knowledge has been gained with the help of the Bartiméus Fund, HandicapNL and…
Vincent Bendervoet Vincent Bendervoet is well-established within the Dutch theatre scene; having been involved in productions since early 2009. After following four years of actor training at the Theaterschool de Trap, Bendervoet had his first professional performance at 17 with the Toneelgroep Amsterdam. Growing up visually impaired, Bendervoet attended both a regular primary…
Athena Stevens Athena Stevens is an acclaimed writer, performer director and social activist. She is the Artistic Director of Aegis Productions Ltd, the writer in residence at the Finborough Theatre and Creative Council member and Associate Artist at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. In 2011 Athena made her west end debut, as a writer and actress, in…
Miss Jacqui Miss Jacqui, a Poet and Songwriter, always tries to challenge societal perceptions. A wheelchair user herself, Miss Jacqui wants her poetry and music to help her listeners see the world differently, and inspire others to feel confident in being themselves. She has performed at various locations like the 2012 Paralympic Team Welcoming Ceremonies,…