No pathway for disabled actors

If a casting director needs to cast an able-bodied actor to play a disabled character much of the blame lies with drama schools.
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Unless people with a disability are included in writers’ rooms and actively sought out by drama schools, Australia’s film, television and theatre sectors will continue to struggle when it comes to representations of diversity, this week’s Equity Summit has heard.

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Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts