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Lung Ha Theatre Company
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Scotland's leading theatre company for actors and theatre makers with a learning disability and autism.

https://www.lungha.com/

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Giving Tuesday is only 7 days away and we need you to get involved!

We are participating in Giving Tuesday next week on 2nd December. By getting involved, you’ll help us make fabulous theatre in 2026 and provide more opportunities for learning-disabled adults to participate in the arts.
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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We would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge those whose time on the Board has come to an end, with Ailsa McLean, Allan Ramsay and Elizabeth Newman stepping down over the last 12 months (including after a staggering 10+ years of service from Ailsa!)
Headshots for departing Board Trustees Ailsa McLean, Allan Ramsay and Elizabeth Newman. Photos are in black & white and arranged in a single row against a black background.
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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We welcomed to the Lung Ha Board:
Headshots for new Board Trustees Ali Forbes, David Greig, Pooja Joshi and Wendy West. Photos are in black & white and arranged in rows of 2 x 2 squares against a black background.
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Just FIVE days left to apply to BOTH our online programme Lung Ha Across Scotland AND to join our Board of Trustees!

Find more information, including how to apply, on our website: www.lungha.com/news/
and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch!

#LungHaMatters ❤️💛🤍
September 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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This week is Scottish Learning Disability Week 2025, and so we thought we’d share a wee bit about what we’ve been up to! 👀
Lung Across Scotland Lead Artist Fiona Mackinnon gives the camera a thumbs-up while standing outside the Douglas Community & Library Centre in Dundee. Lung Ha actors and Support Team members gathered in a circle alongside members of the Curious Seed creative team. Lung Ha actors and Support Team members carry out a warm-up exercise alongside members of the Curious Seed creative team. Lung Ha actors and Support Team members carry out a devising exercise alongside members of the Curious Seed creative team.
September 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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A huge well done to our friends at @edchildrensfest.bsky.social, @cwheels.bsky.social, @traversetheatre.bsky.social and Bristol Old Vic - you can still catch #UnlikelyFriendship until this coming Sunday and Beautiful Future until the following Sunday!
© Tommy Ga-Ken Wan © Aly Wight
August 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Team Lung Ha embarked on an Edinburgh Festivals day out earlier this week, taking in The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl at Assembly Roxy and The Beautiful Future is Coming at the @traversetheatre.bsky.social!
© Tommy Ga-Ken Wan © Aly Wight
August 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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It's that time of year again... (in case you hadn't noticed!) 👀

Our 2025 Festival coverage will kick off very soon on this page: www.lungha.com/festival-rev... - why not catch up on our archive of previous years' reviews in the meantime!

#LungHaMatters ❤️💛🤍
August 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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☀️😎 Our July newsletter is now LIVE, featuring such exciting updates as:

🎉 We were overjoyed to be 1 of 4 charities chosen at a recent People's Postcode Lottery Team Day to receive an incredibly generous donation of £3,550, presented to us by Sam and Lambros during a recent visit to our office.
Sam from People's Postcode Lottery presents an over-sized 'novelty' cheque to Lung Ha actors Liza and Paul, Artistic Director Maria and Executive Director Ruth. The group are posing for the photo outside of a theatre and everyone is smiling at the camera. Company co-founder and Honorary President Richard Vallis poses for the camera with his recently-awarded MBE medal pinned to the left lapel of his jacket. The right lapel boasts 2 additional pins depicting the Lung Ha Theatre Company logo as well as the Penicuik Archery coat of arms. Lung Ha Ensemble member Gavin poses triumphantly with both arms raised high in the air during Lung Ha's appearance at the I'm Me Festival in June 2025. © Brian Hartley Lung Ha Ensemble member Gavin and Support Team members Ryan and Becky smile for the camera in a bright sunlit room next to a tall potted plant. © Brian Hartley
July 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Congratulations Richard!

❤️💛🤍
Lung Ha Theatre Company co-founder and Honorary President Richard Vallis wearing a T-shirt branded with the company logo.
June 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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We had a wonderful time at the I'm Me Festival in York last week, and have had some really lovely and positive feedback! Thank you so much to Gavin, Ryan and Becky - our dream team on the ground - as well as all of our actors who participated in the project over the last 2 years.
The Lung Ha company logo repurposed to read 'Listen | Hear: A Lung Ha Documentary', used as part of the title credits for our short documentary film.
June 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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The I'm Me Festival is HERE! 🎉 Lead Artist Gavin, Lead Facilitator Ryan and our Support Team Co-ordinator Becky have travelled down to @yorkstjohn.bsky.social for the culmination of this 2-year project exploring identity, representation and voice for learning-disabled and autistic artists.
I'm Me Festival. Exploring identity, representation and voice with learning disabled and autistic artists. Thursday 19 and Friday 20 June. York St John University I'm Me Lead Artist Gavin and Lead Facilitator Ryan in rehearsal for their performance at the I'm Me Festival. Ryan is holding a makeshift placard above his head while Gavin looks over to him. The Lung Ha company logo repurposed to read 'Listen | Hear: A Lung Ha Documentary', used as part of the title credits for our short documentary film. Lung Ha Support Team member and I'm Me facilitator Ryan Duncan poses with Lung Ha Ensemble members and I'm Me Voice cycle participants Amy, Gavin, Keith, Morgan and Nicky at the Company's 40th anniversary party. Nicky is making 'bunny ears' behind Gavin's back.
June 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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We may have missed the official #VolunteersWeek2025 cut-off, but every week is volunteers' week at Lung Ha!

Our fantastic Volunteer Support Team are at the heart of all that we do, supporting and encouraging our actors to work to the best of their abilities - thank you one and all!
June 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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🏅 Announcing that we are now an officially accredited @livingwagescotland.bsky.social employer, demonstrating our commitment to support the people we work with to have a decent standard of living;
June 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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👀 Psst... Have you signed up to our newsletter yet? 📩

Our June newsletter is packed full of exciting updates from Lung Ha HQ, including:

🎉 The launch of the first edition of our new Access and Creative Principles Toolkit (which you may have seen us shouting about on our socials yesterday!)
I'm Me Lead Artist Gavin and Lead Facilitator Ryan in rehearsal for their performance at the I'm Me Festival. Ryan is standing with his arms up in the air while Gavin looks over to him I'm Me Lead Artist Gavin and Lead Facilitator Ryan preparing for their appearance at the I'm Me Festival. They sit around a table going over notes written on flipchart paper, a phone and a laptop. Production photography from Lung Ha show Castle Lennox showing Ensemble member Emma McCaffrey waving as though directly to the camera. The logos for the People's Postcode Trust and People's Postcode Lottery are also displayed. © Peter Dibdin Production photography from Lung Ha show We Are All Just Little Creatures showing Ensemble member Keith Watson being embraced my dancers from Curious Seed theatre company. The Living Wage Employer mark is also displayed, featuring intersecting blue, yellow and orange circles and the text "We are a Living Wage Employer" © Peter Dibdin
June 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Our friends at Curious Seed are hiring a new Engagement Artist - deadline is 23rd June at 12 noon! Visit www.curious-seed.com/opportunities for further info.
May 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Members of the cast and creative team discussed the making of the show, shared video extracts from the original production and delighted the crowd with a live performance of two songs from the show!
May 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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#ThrowbackThursday This week marks exactly 1 year since @lunghatheatre.bsky.social took part in Inclusion Europe and Enable's Europe in Action conference in Glasgow! ⏳👀🎉
Members of the Castle Lennox cast and creative team sit in a row of chairs as part of a panel discussion. Everyone is facing the camera and smiling. Castle Lennox writer Linda McLean and Associate Director Fiona Mackinnon taking part in a panel discussion about the show. Members of the Castle Lennox cast and creative team pose alongside the Europe in Action conference organisers. Everyone is posed in a straight line, facing the camera and smiling. Members of the Castle Lennox cast and creative team sit in a row of chairs. Everyone is striking a silly pose and smiling.
May 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Lung Ha actor Gavin Yule is our I'm Me Lead Artist, with Support Team member Ryan Duncan serving as the project facilitator. Ensemble members Amy, Keith, Morgan and Nicky also participated in the 'Voice' cycle and feature in our 'Listen | Hear' documentary.
Lung Ha Support Team member and I'm Me facilitator Ryan Duncan poses with Lung Ha Ensemble members and I'm Me Voice cycle participants Amy, Gavin, Keith, Morgan and Nicky at the Company's 40th anniversary party. Nicky is making 'bunny ears' behind Gavin's back.
April 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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& 🎭 'Me First', a short two-hander live performance piece exploring the barriers someone may face when trying to make their voice heard, especially those with disabilities or learning disabilities.
Lung Ha Ensemble member and I'm Me Lead Artist Gavin Yule holding up a placard reading 'Let Me Speak. My Voice is Mine'
April 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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We are delighted to be presenting 2 creative responses as part of this Festival:

🎥 'Listen | Hear', a short documentary showing our explorations of the I’m Me 'Voice' cycle...
The Lung Ha company logo repurposed to read 'Listen | Hear: A Lung Ha Documentary', used as part of the title credits for our short documentary film.
April 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Thank you Peter, and to all involved in bringing this project to fruition. It has been a true highlight of our 40th anniversary year!

#LungHa40 #LungHaMatters ❤️💛🤍
Lung Ha Ensemble 40th anniversary photoshoot, featuring 24 Lung Ha actors posing in a range of colourful costumes and dramatic poses on a theatre stage. Credit: Peter Dibdin.
April 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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💡 SPOTLIGHT ON.... SERIES 💡

“The most fabulous thing about being an actor is having the freedom to be myself, working with other actors, and having fun and laughing with them.”

The final entry in our Spotlight series is Liza Gogoliuk!

👉 www.lungha.com/spotlight-on...
Lung Ha actor Liza Gogoliuk poses with her hands on her hips, facing the camera directly yet slightly angled towards the right. Liza is smiling and wearing a full-length dark blue coat; a navy top with a black-and-white bear design on the front; light blue trousers with a white and darker blue pattern across it; and tinted sunglasses with amber lenses, a white frame and tufts of white feathers where the frame meets the glasses’ arms/temples. Behind Liza we can see a black wall and pulley ropes backstage in a theatre space. Lung Ha actor Liza Gogoliuk poses for the camera with her right hand stretched straight up in the air in a defiant pose. Liza is wearing a full-length dark blue coat; a navy top with a black-and-white bear design on the front; light blue trousers with a white and darker blue pattern across it; and tinted sunglasses with amber lenses, a white frame and tufts of white feathers where the frame meets the glasses’ arms/temples. A larger tuft of yellow and black feathers can also be seen emerging from the sleeve of her outstretched right hand. Behind Liza we can see a black wall and pulley ropes backstage in a theatre space.
April 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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They were joined by out brilliant cast, consisting of:
- Kiera (Kiki) McLeod as Horatio
- Gavin Yule as Laertes
- Emma McCaffrey as The Priest
- Nicola Tuxworth as King Claudius
and
- Morgan Dalgleish as Ophelia (with very particular dietary requirements!)
April 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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There was nothing to say "Alas!" about last night, as 5 of our actors took to the Capital Theatres Studio stage to join Ridiculusmus in Alas! Poor Yorick.

John Gorick and Jon Haynes played a variety of roles in this hilarious and philosophical re-imagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
5 Lung Ha actors dressed in Shakespearean costumes, including those of a priest, a king and noblemen. A scene from Alas! Poor Yorick depicting Lung Ha actor Gavin Yule as Laertes placing a rose on Ophelia's grave. A scene from Alas! Poor Yorick depicting Lung Ha actor Gavin Yule as Laertes in a tussle with Jon Haynes as Hamlet. Prop skulls and bones in the graveyard setting for Alas! Poor Yorick.
April 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM