Actress Ruth Madeley will co-host a Disney- and ITV-backed performance event at Bafta in London later this month will aim to tackle the lack of representation and opportunity for Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent creatives.
Ten performers will feature in ABOUT TIME!, which has been created as a call to action for broadcasters, commissioners, casting agents, producers, and agents who are central to improving the opportunities for Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent creative communities.
Neurodivergent creative communities. It will be held on Friday October 28 at the, hosted by Bafta-nominated actor Madeley (Then Barbara Met Alan, Years and Years, Don’t Take My Baby) and Coronation Street actor Cherylee Houston.
ABOUT TIME! has been devised and created by executive producer, former Fox Networks Groups and Endor Productions exec and industry veteran Sara Johnson, who now runs Bridge06, and Clare-Louise English and Jo Sargeant from Hot Coals Productions, in partnership with the ITV, ITV Studios and the Walt Disney Company UK & Ireland.
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