Joshua Hepple goes to The Edinburgh Fringe Festival every year in his wheelchair. He’s experienced all there is to see in terms of accessibility difficulties at The Fringe. Whether it’s being carried up stairways or tackling the cobblestones he’s been there and done it. We asked him to give us his expert guide to access…
There are some incredibly talented less physically able comedians at The Fringe this year. Basing their material, some more than others, around their experiences of living with their disability they show that although they may be physically less able, they are mentally a lot quicker and intelligent than most other people. We’ve found five to watch.…
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world’s largest arts festival, begins on Friday. There are going to be an incredible 2,871 shows by 24,107 performers in 273 venues. So there’s a lot to see and do, but where can you go when you’re not busy at a performance? We’ve compiled a guide to an accessible Edinburgh Fringe. It’s…
Open air cinemas are booming at the moment, especially in London where there are tonnes of different groups putting on evening showings of some great films. Sitting outside, as the sun sets and watching a film is a perfect way to spend an evening and it takes away the age old problem of not wanting…
I’ll start this weeks Weds Wrap with the image of me being carried along by a team of strapping young waiters – trust me, it’s far less glamorous than it sounds. I had to be carried up the stairs at The Gilbert Scott last week because their lift had broken down. I was not particularly…
Pompeii Live is a first of its kind experience from The British Museum. On Tuesday 18th June the museum will be broadcasting an exclusive private viewing of its latest major exhibition, Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum, live into cinemas across the world. It’s an exciting idea which makes the museum more accessible than…
Come As You Are (Hasta La Vista) is a new, feel good film about three young men who are all disabled in some way. We thought we should bring it to everyone’s attention because the film has been widely acclaimed for dealing with disability in a way that is thought provoking and has been challenging…
I mentioned last week I was going to West Ham to see ManU play with Lieutenant No.1 and on the way we stopped off in Shoreditch for something to eat. We went to Albion which is the ‘caff’ part of the Conran, Boundary hotel. I love this hotel as they have accessible rooms and although…
As I mentioned last week I was looking forward to going to the theatre and seeing The Book of Mormon with Lieutenant No.2. The Independent said it’s a “wilfully offensive, sharply funny musical”, from the creators of South Park, (Trey Parker and Matt Stone). I’d heard about it when it was on Broadway and won 9 Tony Awards and unusually…