Andrew Stanford
@andrewjstanford.bsky.social
Director of Inclusive Theatre at Replay Theatre Company, Belfast. Specialist in immersive theatre for disabled and neurodivergent young audiences. Thumps around on a wee Honda when the weather’s kind.
It was great to be in Warsaw, Poland, earlier this week, presenting on my inclusive theatre practice as part of Korczak Today Festival.
October 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It was great to be in Warsaw, Poland, earlier this week, presenting on my inclusive theatre practice as part of Korczak Today Festival.
Let’s get this absolutely clear. Autism is not a curse. Autistic people are not broken. Autistic people are important and every single one brings more good to this planet than that almighty gobshite.
Stop giving power to evil men fuelled by hate and cruelty.
Stop giving power to evil men fuelled by hate and cruelty.
September 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Let’s get this absolutely clear. Autism is not a curse. Autistic people are not broken. Autistic people are important and every single one brings more good to this planet than that almighty gobshite.
Stop giving power to evil men fuelled by hate and cruelty.
Stop giving power to evil men fuelled by hate and cruelty.
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me telling my grandkids what it was like to have vaccines
September 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
me telling my grandkids what it was like to have vaccines
I was going to ask how have we arrived at the point where people are openly saying this kind of thing, but I guess you can track the timeline of empowerment pretty easily. Rotten to the core. The future is bleak.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I was going to ask how have we arrived at the point where people are openly saying this kind of thing, but I guess you can track the timeline of empowerment pretty easily. Rotten to the core. The future is bleak.
Me to my 3yo: Missed you today.
My 3yo: Yeah. You did.
My 3yo: Yeah. You did.
September 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Me to my 3yo: Missed you today.
My 3yo: Yeah. You did.
My 3yo: Yeah. You did.
Instantly iconic as a result.
They erased the new Banksy mural in London. But the stain remains.
September 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Instantly iconic as a result.
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September 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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How can you arrest FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE at a single event, find zero legal justification for having done so in one of those hundreds of instances, and not expect people to think you’re totally bent as an organisation?
August 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
How can you arrest FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE at a single event, find zero legal justification for having done so in one of those hundreds of instances, and not expect people to think you’re totally bent as an organisation?
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Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
July 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
Yesterday’s bimble. Can just make out the edge of Mourne Mountains on horizon. Beautiful landscapes of home.
#honda #gb350s #motorcycles #countydown #comber #countryside #ireland
#honda #gb350s #motorcycles #countydown #comber #countryside #ireland
July 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Yesterday’s bimble. Can just make out the edge of Mourne Mountains on horizon. Beautiful landscapes of home.
#honda #gb350s #motorcycles #countydown #comber #countryside #ireland
#honda #gb350s #motorcycles #countydown #comber #countryside #ireland
July 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
July 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
July 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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What we have learned through this shit is this bonfire is absolutely paramilitary linked, Link Autos on the Donegall Rd is assisting those paramilitaries and in future we should just burn these things early cause those in charge will do fuck all about it until it's too late to do anything about it
July 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
What we have learned through this shit is this bonfire is absolutely paramilitary linked, Link Autos on the Donegall Rd is assisting those paramilitaries and in future we should just burn these things early cause those in charge will do fuck all about it until it's too late to do anything about it
How’s parenting a five year old going? My son just came into our bedroom and asked, “Dad is this blood or is it dinner?”
Honestly, it took me longer than I’d care to share to figure out the answer.
Blood. It was blood.
Honestly, it took me longer than I’d care to share to figure out the answer.
Blood. It was blood.
April 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
How’s parenting a five year old going? My son just came into our bedroom and asked, “Dad is this blood or is it dinner?”
Honestly, it took me longer than I’d care to share to figure out the answer.
Blood. It was blood.
Honestly, it took me longer than I’d care to share to figure out the answer.
Blood. It was blood.
Enjoyed spending a little time with Lord Mayor @micky-murray.bsky.social this morning, courtesy of Young at Art as part of Belfast Children’s Festival. Micky has been an inclusive, community-focused Lord Mayor for our city over his short tenure, representative of NI’s younger generations. Progress.
March 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Enjoyed spending a little time with Lord Mayor @micky-murray.bsky.social this morning, courtesy of Young at Art as part of Belfast Children’s Festival. Micky has been an inclusive, community-focused Lord Mayor for our city over his short tenure, representative of NI’s younger generations. Progress.
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We at Graeae are deeply concerned about the rise of dehumanising, abusive, and hateful language being used casually by both everyday people and individuals in positions of power. The acceptance and normalisation of discriminatory language uphold eugenicist ideals. 1/2
‘The basis of eugenics’: Elon Musk and the menacing return of the R-word
‘The basis of eugenics’: Elon Musk and the menacing return of the R-word
The slur is rooted in the dehumanization of people with intellectual disabilities. Its resurgence threatens the fragile progress we’ve made
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
We at Graeae are deeply concerned about the rise of dehumanising, abusive, and hateful language being used casually by both everyday people and individuals in positions of power. The acceptance and normalisation of discriminatory language uphold eugenicist ideals. 1/2
While people are getting in a knot over the Shrek character redesign, we’re neglecting the true artistic outrage of the 21st century so far: The current generation animation style of Thomas & Friends versus the previous, infinitely superior generation. A travesty worthy of riot.
#Shrek
#Shrek
February 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
While people are getting in a knot over the Shrek character redesign, we’re neglecting the true artistic outrage of the 21st century so far: The current generation animation style of Thomas & Friends versus the previous, infinitely superior generation. A travesty worthy of riot.
#Shrek
#Shrek
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bunch of employees who work at the government facility where they keep ET wet freaking out because they need five things for the email but all they did last week was spray water on ET
February 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
bunch of employees who work at the government facility where they keep ET wet freaking out because they need five things for the email but all they did last week was spray water on ET
Quite a decent February so far for me this year. Mostly spent deep in prep for inclusive productions happening across 2025, including bringing back two shows I loved making for fresh tours, plus a co-production with new friends from not-too-far away lands. Keepin' on.
February 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Quite a decent February so far for me this year. Mostly spent deep in prep for inclusive productions happening across 2025, including bringing back two shows I loved making for fresh tours, plus a co-production with new friends from not-too-far away lands. Keepin' on.
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This is phenomenal work by brilliant colleagues. What isn’t phenomenal is the heavily weighted, perhaps subconscious, journalistic bias against the pioneering inclusive practice across parts of the UK that aren’t called England.
@thestage.bsky.social
@thestage.bsky.social
‘Genuinely radical’: Meet the pioneering theatremakers serving disabled and neurodiverse audiences
Demand for productions designed for autistic people and those with learning difficulties is outstripping supply. The heads of three companies pioneering these performances talk to Lyn Gardner
www.thestage.co.uk
February 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is phenomenal work by brilliant colleagues. What isn’t phenomenal is the heavily weighted, perhaps subconscious, journalistic bias against the pioneering inclusive practice across parts of the UK that aren’t called England.
@thestage.bsky.social
@thestage.bsky.social
This is phenomenal work by brilliant colleagues. What isn’t phenomenal is the heavily weighted, perhaps subconscious, journalistic bias against the pioneering inclusive practice across parts of the UK that aren’t called England.
@thestage.bsky.social
@thestage.bsky.social
‘Genuinely radical’: Meet the pioneering theatremakers serving disabled and neurodiverse audiences
Demand for productions designed for autistic people and those with learning difficulties is outstripping supply. The heads of three companies pioneering these performances talk to Lyn Gardner
www.thestage.co.uk
February 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is phenomenal work by brilliant colleagues. What isn’t phenomenal is the heavily weighted, perhaps subconscious, journalistic bias against the pioneering inclusive practice across parts of the UK that aren’t called England.
@thestage.bsky.social
@thestage.bsky.social
How do you say ‘I am buzzing’ in every language? Because je suis buzzín for this.
Split Fiction Looks Absolutely Phenomenal in New Co-Op PS5 Gameplay Trailer.
Split Fiction Looks Absolutely Phenomenal in New Co-Op PS5 Gameplay Trailer
Time to split
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January 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
How do you say ‘I am buzzing’ in every language? Because je suis buzzín for this.