Kevin Walsh
@bigkevwalsh.bsky.social
Executive Director & Joint CEO at Graeae. Theatre, music, books, art - I soak it all up but don't ask me to make any of it. Fired up by social justice and disability rights. Expert at surrounding myself with good people.
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NEW TRAILER - Bad Lads
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"The writing was fierce, poetic, jarring and raw" Theatre & Tonic
On tour:
23 - 25 Oct Tobacco Factory Theatres
5 - 6 Nov Unity Liverpool
7 - 8 Nov Derby Theatre
11 - 12 Nov Warwick Arts Centre
14 - 15 Nov ARC Stockton
Trailer: Round One Films
shorturl.at/D2Igf
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"The writing was fierce, poetic, jarring and raw" Theatre & Tonic
On tour:
23 - 25 Oct Tobacco Factory Theatres
5 - 6 Nov Unity Liverpool
7 - 8 Nov Derby Theatre
11 - 12 Nov Warwick Arts Centre
14 - 15 Nov ARC Stockton
Trailer: Round One Films
shorturl.at/D2Igf
Bad Lads Trailer
A new play written by Mike Kenny created from a story by Jimmy Coffey and the testimonies of the other Medomsley boys. Directed by Jenny Sealey. A Graeae production…
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October 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
NEW TRAILER - Bad Lads
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"The writing was fierce, poetic, jarring and raw" Theatre & Tonic
On tour:
23 - 25 Oct Tobacco Factory Theatres
5 - 6 Nov Unity Liverpool
7 - 8 Nov Derby Theatre
11 - 12 Nov Warwick Arts Centre
14 - 15 Nov ARC Stockton
Trailer: Round One Films
shorturl.at/D2Igf
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"The writing was fierce, poetic, jarring and raw" Theatre & Tonic
On tour:
23 - 25 Oct Tobacco Factory Theatres
5 - 6 Nov Unity Liverpool
7 - 8 Nov Derby Theatre
11 - 12 Nov Warwick Arts Centre
14 - 15 Nov ARC Stockton
Trailer: Round One Films
shorturl.at/D2Igf
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We're looking for a General Manager - Maternity Cover to join our team until Oct 2026.
This is a wide-ranging, thrilling job in a vibrant, creative office and is perfect for someone with a passion for theatre, a well-run system, equality & advocacy.
Apply by Mon 20 Oct: graeae.org/recruitment/
This is a wide-ranging, thrilling job in a vibrant, creative office and is perfect for someone with a passion for theatre, a well-run system, equality & advocacy.
Apply by Mon 20 Oct: graeae.org/recruitment/
October 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
We're looking for a General Manager - Maternity Cover to join our team until Oct 2026.
This is a wide-ranging, thrilling job in a vibrant, creative office and is perfect for someone with a passion for theatre, a well-run system, equality & advocacy.
Apply by Mon 20 Oct: graeae.org/recruitment/
This is a wide-ranging, thrilling job in a vibrant, creative office and is perfect for someone with a passion for theatre, a well-run system, equality & advocacy.
Apply by Mon 20 Oct: graeae.org/recruitment/
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ “...unapologetically campaigning theatre, demanding justice and accountability." The Guardian
Thanks to @livetheatre.bsky.social for a brilliant opening of Bad Lads. Our tour continues to Theatre Royal Plymouth 15 - 18 October.
Book tickets here: theatreroyal.com/whats-on/bad...
Thanks to @livetheatre.bsky.social for a brilliant opening of Bad Lads. Our tour continues to Theatre Royal Plymouth 15 - 18 October.
Book tickets here: theatreroyal.com/whats-on/bad...
October 13, 2025 at 8:22 AM
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “...unapologetically campaigning theatre, demanding justice and accountability." The Guardian
Thanks to @livetheatre.bsky.social for a brilliant opening of Bad Lads. Our tour continues to Theatre Royal Plymouth 15 - 18 October.
Book tickets here: theatreroyal.com/whats-on/bad...
Thanks to @livetheatre.bsky.social for a brilliant opening of Bad Lads. Our tour continues to Theatre Royal Plymouth 15 - 18 October.
Book tickets here: theatreroyal.com/whats-on/bad...
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We're recruiting for a General Manager - Maternity Cover.
A dynamic, exciting role in a vibrant, creative office. Perfect for someone who has a passion for theatre, organisation and champions equality, and advocacy.
Deadline: Monday 20 October.
Find out how to apply: graeae.org/recruitment/
A dynamic, exciting role in a vibrant, creative office. Perfect for someone who has a passion for theatre, organisation and champions equality, and advocacy.
Deadline: Monday 20 October.
Find out how to apply: graeae.org/recruitment/
September 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We're recruiting for a General Manager - Maternity Cover.
A dynamic, exciting role in a vibrant, creative office. Perfect for someone who has a passion for theatre, organisation and champions equality, and advocacy.
Deadline: Monday 20 October.
Find out how to apply: graeae.org/recruitment/
A dynamic, exciting role in a vibrant, creative office. Perfect for someone who has a passion for theatre, organisation and champions equality, and advocacy.
Deadline: Monday 20 October.
Find out how to apply: graeae.org/recruitment/
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📣▪️ REVIEW | BAD LADS at Live Theatre | UK Tour
🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
💬▪️ "powerful, understated, and captivating "
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/bad-lads/
📷▪️ Von Fox
👉▪️ @livetheatre.bsky.social @graeaetheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #BadLads #theatre #drama
🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
💬▪️ "powerful, understated, and captivating "
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/bad-lads/
📷▪️ Von Fox
👉▪️ @livetheatre.bsky.social @graeaetheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #BadLads #theatre #drama
October 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
📣▪️ REVIEW | BAD LADS at Live Theatre | UK Tour
🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
💬▪️ "powerful, understated, and captivating "
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/bad-lads/
📷▪️ Von Fox
👉▪️ @livetheatre.bsky.social @graeaetheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #BadLads #theatre #drama
🎭▪️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
💬▪️ "powerful, understated, and captivating "
📖▪️ thespyinthestalls.com/2025/10/bad-lads/
📷▪️ Von Fox
👉▪️ @livetheatre.bsky.social @graeaetheatre.bsky.social
#️⃣▪️ #review #thespyinthestalls #BadLads #theatre #drama
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★★★★ Review: Bad Lads – Searing examination of abuse of power.
Read The Stage's review 👇
Read The Stage's review 👇
Bad Lads review at Live Theatre: Hard-hitting
Read our review of Bad Lads at Newcastle’s Live Theatre. Graeae’s production, written by Mike Kenny, is a searing examination of abuse of power
www.thestage.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
★★★★ Review: Bad Lads – Searing examination of abuse of power.
Read The Stage's review 👇
Read The Stage's review 👇
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Dr Sue O’Rourke, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, explains her involvement with #BadLads our upcoming production with @graeaetheatre.bsky.social that gives a voice to those that suffered physical & sexual abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre, Durham.
Read the article at tinyurl.com/26ejkk38
Read the article at tinyurl.com/26ejkk38
Giving a voice to the ‘bad lads’ | BPS
Dr Sue O’Rourke, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, on her involvement with a new play – directed by Jenny Sealey, written by Mike Kenny, created from a story by Jimmy Coffey and the testimonies of oth...
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September 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Dr Sue O’Rourke, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, explains her involvement with #BadLads our upcoming production with @graeaetheatre.bsky.social that gives a voice to those that suffered physical & sexual abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre, Durham.
Read the article at tinyurl.com/26ejkk38
Read the article at tinyurl.com/26ejkk38
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Discover Bradbury Studios, home to Graeae at the Open House Festival!
Join us for a tour throughout the day on Sunday 14 September between 11am – 4pm and find out more about the building and what we do.
More details here: programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/13268
#OpenHouseFestival2025
Join us for a tour throughout the day on Sunday 14 September between 11am – 4pm and find out more about the building and what we do.
More details here: programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/13268
#OpenHouseFestival2025
August 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Discover Bradbury Studios, home to Graeae at the Open House Festival!
Join us for a tour throughout the day on Sunday 14 September between 11am – 4pm and find out more about the building and what we do.
More details here: programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/13268
#OpenHouseFestival2025
Join us for a tour throughout the day on Sunday 14 September between 11am – 4pm and find out more about the building and what we do.
More details here: programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/13268
#OpenHouseFestival2025
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🚨NEWS🚨
Mapped: The worst-hit areas for PIP cuts as more than 1.3m could lose support under Labour’s plans
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Mapped: The worst-hit areas for PIP cuts as more than 1.3m could lose support under Labour’s plans
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
PIP cuts mapped: The worst-hit areas as more than 1.3m could lose support
Some of the UK’s most deprived areas stand to lose out the most, new data reveals
www.independent.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🚨NEWS🚨
Mapped: The worst-hit areas for PIP cuts as more than 1.3m could lose support under Labour’s plans
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Mapped: The worst-hit areas for PIP cuts as more than 1.3m could lose support under Labour’s plans
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
I'd really recommend you go see The Walrus Has A Right To Adventure @liveveryplay.bsky.social. It is so good.
Unlike anything I've quite seen before but instantly accessible. You relax into the performances in a heartbeat, which is pretty extraordinary considering how much they have to do. Go see!
Unlike anything I've quite seen before but instantly accessible. You relax into the performances in a heartbeat, which is pretty extraordinary considering how much they have to do. Go see!
The Walrus Has a Right To Adventure - Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres
★ ★ ★ ★ "This is pure theatrical alchemy." The Stage
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June 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I'd really recommend you go see The Walrus Has A Right To Adventure @liveveryplay.bsky.social. It is so good.
Unlike anything I've quite seen before but instantly accessible. You relax into the performances in a heartbeat, which is pretty extraordinary considering how much they have to do. Go see!
Unlike anything I've quite seen before but instantly accessible. You relax into the performances in a heartbeat, which is pretty extraordinary considering how much they have to do. Go see!
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We're delighted to announce our new show BAD LADS, created from the testimonies of the Medomsley boys. A new play by Mike Kenny, directed by Jenny Sealey. A Graeae production in association with Live Theatre touring nationally this autumn.
Details and tour dates below!
graeae.org/event/bad-la...
Details and tour dates below!
graeae.org/event/bad-la...
Bad Lads - Graeae
graeae.org
May 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We're delighted to announce our new show BAD LADS, created from the testimonies of the Medomsley boys. A new play by Mike Kenny, directed by Jenny Sealey. A Graeae production in association with Live Theatre touring nationally this autumn.
Details and tour dates below!
graeae.org/event/bad-la...
Details and tour dates below!
graeae.org/event/bad-la...
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Labour is taking the Pip – and disabled people have had enough | Cherylee Houston
Labour is taking the Pip – and disabled people have had enough | Cherylee Houston
I am in tears reading the stories of what might happen if these further cuts go ahead, which is why I’ve joined forces with others to demand action, says actor Cherylee Houston
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Labour is taking the Pip – and disabled people have had enough | Cherylee Houston
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More than 100 of the UK’s most high-profile disabled people urge the Prime Minister to abandon the “inhumane and catastrophic plans to cut disability benefits”.
My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Disabled celebrities urge Keir Starmer to scrap ‘inhumane’ benefit cuts
Exclusive: More than 100 people including Liz Carr and Rosie Jones sign letter criticising Pip and universal credit changes
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM
More than 100 of the UK’s most high-profile disabled people urge the Prime Minister to abandon the “inhumane and catastrophic plans to cut disability benefits”.
My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4
May 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4
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Disabled creatives have warned that planned changes to disability benefits will permanently prevent them from working in theatre 👇
Disabled artists warn that benefit cuts will exclude them from theatre
Disabled creatives have warned that planned changes to disability benefits will permanently prevent them from working in theatre
www.thestage.co.uk
May 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Disabled creatives have warned that planned changes to disability benefits will permanently prevent them from working in theatre 👇
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We have released a statement on the impact of recent proposed policy changes & benefits reform within the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper.
graeae.org/resource/gra...
Our community cannot & should not take this further assault on civil liberties!
graeae.org/resource/gra...
Our community cannot & should not take this further assault on civil liberties!
May 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We have released a statement on the impact of recent proposed policy changes & benefits reform within the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper.
graeae.org/resource/gra...
Our community cannot & should not take this further assault on civil liberties!
graeae.org/resource/gra...
Our community cannot & should not take this further assault on civil liberties!
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The UK’s disability art scene is a source of international pride. At Graeae, we have been “getting disabled people into work” since 1980. 👇
graeae.org/resource/gra...
graeae.org/resource/gra...
Graeae's response on the impact of recent policy changes - Graeae
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May 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The UK’s disability art scene is a source of international pride. At Graeae, we have been “getting disabled people into work” since 1980. 👇
graeae.org/resource/gra...
graeae.org/resource/gra...
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Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday (The Guardian) uncovered how vulnerable British carers were taken to court for accidentally claiming carer’s allowance while working part-time – even though many had tried to report their earnings to the Department of Work and Pensions.
May 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday (The Guardian) uncovered how vulnerable British carers were taken to court for accidentally claiming carer’s allowance while working part-time – even though many had tried to report their earnings to the Department of Work and Pensions.
I urge you to go and see A Small Enclosed Room With Alfie Murphy by @aaaprods.bsky.social when it comes to your area. It's proper good stuff. And it is coming to @storyhouselive.bsky.social - my home town!
The new trailer is out !
We’ve now got a sneak peak from Alfie’s small enclosed room for you!
21 days till we open at @sohotheatre.bsky.social
and then packing our suitcases to bring it around the UK
Get your tickets while you can 👇
We’ve now got a sneak peak from Alfie’s small enclosed room for you!
21 days till we open at @sohotheatre.bsky.social
and then packing our suitcases to bring it around the UK
Get your tickets while you can 👇
May 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I urge you to go and see A Small Enclosed Room With Alfie Murphy by @aaaprods.bsky.social when it comes to your area. It's proper good stuff. And it is coming to @storyhouselive.bsky.social - my home town!
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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
Disability and Migration Network respond to Government plans to axe the care worker visa - a dangerous distraction from decades of decaying social care at the hands of government policies.
Read our full statement here👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...
Disability and Migration Network respond to Government plans to axe the care worker visa - a dangerous distraction from decades of decaying social care at the hands of government policies.
Read our full statement here👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...
May 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
Disability and Migration Network respond to Government plans to axe the care worker visa - a dangerous distraction from decades of decaying social care at the hands of government policies.
Read our full statement here👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...
Disability and Migration Network respond to Government plans to axe the care worker visa - a dangerous distraction from decades of decaying social care at the hands of government policies.
Read our full statement here👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...
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A statement from Graeae.
Graeae stands in solidarity with trans and non-binary people and remains committed to creating safe and inclusive spaces for all.
Read full statement below.
graeae.org/resource/gra...
Graeae stands in solidarity with trans and non-binary people and remains committed to creating safe and inclusive spaces for all.
Read full statement below.
graeae.org/resource/gra...
Graeae stands in solidarity - Graeae
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May 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A statement from Graeae.
Graeae stands in solidarity with trans and non-binary people and remains committed to creating safe and inclusive spaces for all.
Read full statement below.
graeae.org/resource/gra...
Graeae stands in solidarity with trans and non-binary people and remains committed to creating safe and inclusive spaces for all.
Read full statement below.
graeae.org/resource/gra...
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We can't believe it's been a year since we released our BSL/Captioned version of Jenny Sealey’s Desert Island Discs and we still can't get enough of it!
Have you ever wondered which book, luxury item, and eight tracks Jenny Sealey would take to a desert island? 👇
graeae.org/resource/des...
Have you ever wondered which book, luxury item, and eight tracks Jenny Sealey would take to a desert island? 👇
graeae.org/resource/des...
Desert Island Discs- Jenny Sealey - Graeae
graeae.org
April 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
We can't believe it's been a year since we released our BSL/Captioned version of Jenny Sealey’s Desert Island Discs and we still can't get enough of it!
Have you ever wondered which book, luxury item, and eight tracks Jenny Sealey would take to a desert island? 👇
graeae.org/resource/des...
Have you ever wondered which book, luxury item, and eight tracks Jenny Sealey would take to a desert island? 👇
graeae.org/resource/des...
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How could changes to benefits affect households?
March 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
How could changes to benefits affect households?
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We are opposed to the government’s announcement of more cuts and freezes to resources that support Deaf, Disabled, neurodivergent, chronically ill people, and those with lived experience of mental health to live equitably in UK society.
Check out our open letter here: tinyurl.com/2wb2bbhb
Check out our open letter here: tinyurl.com/2wb2bbhb
March 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
We are opposed to the government’s announcement of more cuts and freezes to resources that support Deaf, Disabled, neurodivergent, chronically ill people, and those with lived experience of mental health to live equitably in UK society.
Check out our open letter here: tinyurl.com/2wb2bbhb
Check out our open letter here: tinyurl.com/2wb2bbhb