Run of the Mill Theatre
Run of the Mill Theatre
Independent Artist
Run of the Mill Theatre is an inclusive artistic collective based in North Kildare which is coordinated by freelance theatre artist and facilitator Aisling Byrne.
Run of the Mill Theatre is committed to supporting people with intellectual disabilities to access the theatre arts as makers, artists, participants and audiences. They strive to make work of high artistic quality that is entertaining, important, original, and visible in their community. Run of the Mill is driven by the desire to grow a sustainable hub of inclusive creativity in their own community and create opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to high-quality access training and opportunities in theatre arts. The company collaborates using the techniques of devised theatre to make work that gives voice to the lived experiences of their participants. They believe that people with intellectual disabilities are underrepresented in the arts and on our stages. They aim to redress that imbalance by making work that puts the stories and ideas of their participants front and centre.
People are waking up to the idea that diversity makes for really interesting art. – TheJournal.ie (Run of the Mill at Culture Night 2020)
Run of the Mill recognises that people with disabilities have an incredibly valuable contribution to make to the cultural and artistic life of their community and the wider country. They champion the rights of their participants to be involved in theatre arts, and lobby for increased access for people with disabilities to the arts in all capacities as audience members, participants, artists and paid professionals. The company works towards making the landscape of arts practice in Ireland a more inclusive one.
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1. Mark Smith in Making a Mark by Shaun Dunne for Run of the Mill Theatre. Photo credit: Luca Trufarelli (2019)
2. Mark Smith in Making a Mark by Shaun Dunne for Run of the Mill Theatre. Photo credit: Luca Trufarelli (2019)
3. Lauren Larkin, Ella Jane Moore and members of the Run of the Mill in Singing for Survival by Aisling Byrne for Run of the Mill Theatre. Photo credit: Fenna von Hirschheydt (2019)
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