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Accessible Britain? Careful what you wish for!

A response to Don’t. Make. Tea. by Dr Sally Witcher Cast your mind forwards a few years to an imaginary future. We’re living in an ‘Accessible Britain all can use’. Government adaptations to your home increase your independence. Your very own Alexa-like device is at your service, a helpful source of information to meet everyone’s […]

BOP Work Experience

Guest blog post by Cleopatra, one of our BOP Young Artists My name is Cleopatra and I’m 18 years old. I started work experience here on the 16 of October at Birds of Paradise (BOP).  I’m helping them with the Birds Of Paradise (BOP) project called Locked World, which includes social media and emailing all […]

Disabled Playwright Support Programme

After a successful collaboration in 2020, 2021 and 2022 we are delighted to be working again with Playwrights’ Studio Scotland, offering a disabled playwright support in the creation of their ideas. Deadline for applications: 4pm, Friday 10th November 2023.   A career in the arts is not straightforward for anyone: we recognise, though, that disabled artists […]

Making Locked World (1st installment)

This webpage details the beginnings of the process of making Locked World – BOPs disabled-centred digital arts platform. Visit Locked World Contents of this page: The Origins (2019); The Digital Shift (2020); Creatives Involved The Origins (2019) September 2019: The pilot cohort of BOP Young Artists had decided that they wanted to make some creative […]

Performer Call Out

THIS CALL OUT HAS NOW CLOSED We are looking for D/deaf and disabled (including neurodivergent) performers, ideally with additional education or workshop facilitation experience, to join us in the remaking of Super Special Disability Roadshow (SSDR) into a live touring show. We are keen to hear from applicants who traditionally have experienced barriers and identify […]

Youth Arts Consultants – Recruiting

Birds of Paradise is seeking young disabled people to join its team of Youth Arts Consultants (YACs).  Overview Responsible to: Engagement Manager Fee: £30.00 per hour (this is a freelance role, you will be resonsible for paying your own tax) Deadline: Monday 1st August, 8am We are keen to hear from applicants who traditionally have experienced […]

Part-time Fundraiser

Birds of Paradise Theatre Company is seeking an excellent, experienced and dedicated fundraiser to join the company for a fixed-term contract. Responsible to: Artistic Director and Executive Director Hours: Part time 2 days per week equivalent (18 months) Salary: £30k pro rata Deadline: 8am, Wednesday 31st August Main Purpose of the Job BOP is entering its 30th […]

Don’t. Make. Tea. Associate Artist call out

Birds of Paradise Theatre Company is seeking an experienced artist with a socially-engaged practice to join the company during our benefits focused production Don’t. Make. Tea.  The aim of the attachment is to create a space for further artistic interrogation and response to the themes within the work that engages with the company and the […]

We are seeking new board members

Birds of Paradise Theatre Company are recruiting to their Board of Directors. Our approach to governance is two-fold: a) to act as a good critical friend to the executive staff of the organisationb) fulfil the basic fiduciary responsibilities of being accountable for the company.  The Executive are keen to regularly test their strategic & operational […]

Mary Dick Award: Fringe 2022

We are very excited to be working with Summerhall, to provide this opportunity for a disabled artist, or art collective, to present their work at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022. APPLICATIONS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY HAVE NOW CLOSED Introduction The Mary Dick Award aims to help UK based d/Deaf or disabled artists making new performance work to […]

Placement Blog: Anne Kjær Joergensen

This year, BOP has been working with Anne Kjær Joergensen, a student at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – who is on a placement with us as part of her degree.This blog post was first published on the RCS website as part of Anna’s course at RCS. My placement with Bird of Paradise Theatre Company came […]

Innovation for Culture

Giving consultation about Disability Equality A live policy co-design project, with an aim of shaping new cultural policy for the Mexican state of Jalisco, through an innovative, participatory citizen-led approach. Innovation for Culture (Innovación para la Cultura) was collaboratively run by British Council Mexico and Cultura Jalisco, and supported by STBY, Aura Cultura, Birds of […]

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