Our Projects

These projects form the core of our artist and sector development work

Past Projects

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House Lights Up!

The House Lights Up! project aimed to explore the provision of relaxed performances for neurodivergent audiences in Scotland, addressing barriers, sharing insights, and fostering accessibility in the arts sector following pandemic disruptions.

A young woman sits on a comfy chair looking thoughtfully into the distance. Her right hands props up her chin. Her legs are corssed and her left leg is a prosthetic leg. Balanced on her lap is a laptop.

BOP Writers

BOP Writers offerd a supportive environment for disabled playwrights to develop their skills through collaborative sessions. This programme has now become BOP's Disabled Writers' Room

An image from the Brew anthology showing text cut from printed documents laid on top of a piece of naturally dyed fabric. The text reads, "Can you read and understand signs, symbols and words?"

Brew: Crafting Responses to the Disability Benefits System

Zephyr Liddell, Associate Artist, responds to the themes of Don't. Make. Tea.

A young Asian woman sits in a wheelchair, facing away from the camera, but with her head turned over her left shoulder to face the camera. A red cape billows off from her neck line, rippling in the wind.

Bolster

Bolster, a collaboration between Birds of Paradise and Bijli Productions, offered disabled artists of color opportunities for creative development, providing funding and a supportive environment to cultivate new ideas.

Soñando in Silence

Soñando in Silence explored theatrical experiences with artists Sofia Olmos from Mexico and Jamie Rea from Scotland, focusing on D/deaf perspectives and audience immersion

A woman lies on her back on a sofa, hands clasped across her chest. A book with a red cover is open, lying across her face.

Sensing Stories

An opportunity for disabled people based in Scotland to develop storytelling skills and learn about how those skills can be useful

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Book Club

Six books, each of which had a connection with disability culture

Something to Say

A development opportunity that worked to amplify seldom-heard voices within radio drama

A row of 13 different types of heads for a screwdriver, for all sorts of different types of screw. They are each neatly slotted into a rubber holder.

Make It Accessible

A series of online events exploring different ways to improve accessibility in theatre

Project Jan - June 2020

BOP on the Wire

A podcast interviewing cast members from previous BOP shows

A middle aged woman in a red dress sits on the floor with her eyes closed. An older man in a wheelchair sits behind her, he is reaching out and holding her hand.

Make Do & Mend

An artist development opportunity that offers artists a chance to develop an idea, based around a theme that invites an opportunity to consider the position of women and girls living in Scotland today

Three people in drag makeup. They are all wearing T shirts with denim dungarees, The dungarees have names on front, the girls on the left read 'Sarah' and the boys on the right read 'Jordy. The person in the middle has their arms crossed, so the name is obscured, they are putting a lollipop in their mouth.

Imaginate at BOP Artists

Imaginate at BOP Artists is a joint research and development project from BOP and Imaginate