Vital Xposure is a disabled-led touring theatre company that promotes hidden voices with extraordinary stories to tell.
The company was founded by disabled artist and activist Julie McNamara, who led the company’s creative work and artistic vision for its first decade. From January 2021, the torch has been passed on to actor, playwright and activist, Simon Startin.
Our Vision is to live in a fairer world for marginalised artists to become creative leaders, with their work celebrated in the heart of our culture.
We reach thousands of people with accessible theatre productions and participatory projects. We want access to be non-negotiable in making and enjoying theatre:
"The use of captions integrates smoothly with the images and videos projected alongside them, making for an easy to enjoy experience."
"This play is truly a masterpiece, how the story is written and directed was amazing. Very accessible, I was included in everything, I didn't miss out at all via the Sign interpretation on the screen that translated what been said via the actor and then the caption on the wall it was all crystal clear."
We are proud to support and collaborate with amazing disabled, d/Deaf and Neurodivergent artists on stage and beyond:
“Acting was an area of my life I thought I’d never be able to return to. And maybe in ‘mainstream’ theatre I couldn’t. Here there was support to enable me to absolutely go for it, and not to have to ever apologise for what I needed.”
“I am so privileged to have worked with a group capable of weaving passion and compassion together so seamlessly”
We continue our research into untold stories and hidden voices that deserve justice, and we are committed to presenting these stories to audiences through disability-led theatre:
"Vital stories of our shared histories are essential to keep educate and change the present and future by understanding the past."
“Every time I see a Vital Xposure show I’m reminded that the world disables people, they aren’t born that way.”
Can you support this vital work?