From The Elephant Man to Richard III, disabled actors are reclaiming roles
It's time to stop 'cripping up' " it turns disability into a defining feature, disrupts the story and makes the audience become voyeurs of differenceOccasionally, as an actor, you get a job. Even more occasionally, you get a belter. As a disabled performer, I have watched many versions of The Elephant Man from afar, never considering that one day I might play Joseph Merrick. So when Bristol Old Vic and its theatre sc…