ALT A white background with paper texture, the words “Romeo and Juliet” in blue sit in the centre. The top of the text appears to be fading as if being blown away, turning into particals on the wind.

ALT Tatum Swithenbank, a white person with blonde mid length hair in a manual wheelchair, performs in the rehearsal room, looking at hand extended in a sharp angle.

ALT Two images. 1. Steph Castelete, a white woman with short brown hair in an electric wheelchair performs in rehearsal with Tatum. 2. Tatum and Jamie Hale discussing a scene, a white person with ginger hair, glasses and a ginger beard in an electric wheelchair.

ALT Final week to apply - Embark 2026 Scriptwriters.

ALT Apply by 21st September. 2x Scriptwriters will receive: £1,850 workshops residentials 1:1 mentoring

ALT Who we're looking for: Wheelchair users aged 18–30 This includes all wheelchair users, including ambulatory, partially ambulatory, and non-ambulatory wheelchair users, as long as a lack of wheelchair access would prevent them taking part in other programmes. You do not need to have written anything before. We’re looking for storytellers, for people who have great ideas and a unique tone, people who are excited to develop their skills as a scriptwriter, who thrive working as a group, and who are looking for a place to begin their career as a scriptwriter.

ALT Jordan Charles in rehearsals, extending an arm towards the camera mid song with a large smile.

ALT Hannah Finn in rehearsals practicing contortion, laying on the floor with limbs twisted and a serene expression.

ALT Kat Bond in rehearsals, arms spread out with mouth and eyes wide, wearing a hat featuring two large googley eyes.

ALT Fran Bushe in rehearsals, script in hand, leaning against a mic stand with an interested expression looking up to the side.

ALT Director, Jamie Hale, laughing in rehearsals. They have red hair and beard and wear a bright, colourful Keith Haring jacket and sit in their electric wheelchair. Digitally imposed on the black wall behind them is the BBC Radio Bristol logo in white.

ALT Four professionally shot images of artists from The Acts laid out in a grid, all with pink backgrounds. From left to right they are: Jordan has dark skin and a black beard, wearing a grey shirt and bold gold jewellery whilst singing passionately into a microphone with eyes closed, mid high note. Hannah & Morgan wearing black against the pink studio backdrop. They stand back to back and smile at the camera. Fran is a white woman with brown hair and green eyes. She is wearing a floral print dress and smiles with arms thrown wide, caught mid dance. Kat, a white woman with short brown hair and brown eyes. She is wearing a black blazer and above her head she holds a black bowler hat which is decorated with two very large googley eyes.

ALT A pink graphic with white text across the top reading “meet the performers”. Beneath the text are nine images in circles. These images are various headshots of performers and artists. From left to right they include Sue Frumin, Hannah Finn and Morgan Barbour, Kobi Essah Ayensuo, Jordan Charles, Alexandra Donnachie, Kathryn Bond, Emily Coates, Fran Bushe and Sherrie Eugine Hart.

ALT Open Now - Embark 2026 Scriptwriters. Wheelchair users, 18-30. Apply by 21st September.

ALT 2x Scriptwriters will receive: £1,850 workshops residentials 1:1 mentoring Their script will then be given to an emerging Director, who will work with actors to stage it at a work-in-progress sharing, for industry, friends and family. This will be filmed and photographed, so that the writer has a calling card for their work.

ALT Four headshots with text under reading "Meet our Embark Project Board" followed by CRIPtic and Shift the Scene Logos. The headshots are as described: Headshot of Lozza, a 24 year old, white non-binary person with a bright pink mullet wearing a funky shirt that is green, blue and black. They're smiling like they're mid-laughter. Simi. A dark-skinned Black person stares seriously at the camera. They’re wearing a colourful patterned headwrap, hoop earrings, and a white t-shirt as they sit in a wheelchair in their dining room. Anna, a white woman in her twenties with long dark hair, smiles at the camera. Miggy, a white non binary person with orange and blue hair smiles at the camera. They have purple eyeshadow and are wearing patterned red and yellow and brown dungarees, with a grey long sleeve shirt. They have a frog earring that's balanced on a tiny pumpkin

ALT An image of Kat against a pink studio backdrop. Kat is a white woman with short brown hair and brown eyes. She is wearing a black blazer and funky purple and green trousers. Above her head she holds a black bowler hat which is decorated with two very large googley eyes.

ALT Everything anyone’s ever thought about eyes, visual impairment and able anxiety. A bold, funny and awkward satire of the diagnosis show, in reaction to Kat’s own impulse post diagnosis of a degenerative eye condition to make a pity party piece. Featuring clowning, stand up and storytelling.

ALT Kat is a queer, Offie-nominated actor, comic and writer from Essex. When not performing and developing shows with other theatre companies she is making her own unique comedy shows that combine stand up, clown and mostly anarchic characters. Kat has written and performed in CBBC’s Bafta award winning Class Dismissed and Odd Squad. She won The Funny Women Comedy Writing Award 2021 and has been developing scripts for TV since. She is also a trained improviser with the Free Association, freelance facilitator and access support worker for Access All Areas. Kat is visually impaired and has a new diagnosis of RP. Humour drives most of her work and she loves how helpful it is in storytelling. Theatre credits include: The Beach House (Park Theatre), It’s True, It’s True, It’s True (Breach Theatre), Cinderella (Theatre Royal, Stratford East), Madhouse Re: Exit with Access All Areas (The Lowry), Aloe Aloe (Bush Theatre & Arts Theatre), Never Like Her Anyway (Soho Theatre), Romeo & Juliet (The Ju

ALT An image of Jordan against a pink studio backdrop. Jordan has dark skin and a black beard, wearing a grey shirt and bold gold jewellery whilst singing passionately into a microphone with eyes closed, mid high note.

ALT Weaving Yoruba mythology, puppetry and West African dance to induce a state of enchantment, this original Afro-fantasy musical reaches across the vastness of history and through the artificial veil of colonial disenfranchisement. When an ostracised, disabled boy is granted the power of flight by a Storm Goddess, will he use it in vengeance or heroism?

ALT Myths are Magic…and we have so many to tell. I am Queer Person of Colour, Disabled artist, novelist, playwright, composer, vocalist and storyteller. I’m a fantasy nerd that just wants to spend my time telling stories, ancient and new. My practice over the last few years has been a deep dive into the beautiful, ancient and enduring spiritual myths of the Yoruba diaspora. Taking stories and venerated figures who are held close by people from Nigeria to Cuba and beyond, I have written a new myth that grows from those historic roots. I’ve been hosting, singing and performing internationally for ten years. Everywhere from cabaret bars to cruise ships, from the Cocoa Butter Club to Channel 4, I’ve laughed and danced with thousands of people. I want to bring that same joy and sprinkle it with the enchantment that magical stories bring. When I return to some of my stomping grounds like Glastonbury & Wilderness Festivals, Manchester’s Islington Mill or my home turf of Soho Theatre Walthamsto

ALT An image of Hannah & Morgan wearing black against a pink studio backdrop. The two make bold shapes with their body using contortion, Morgan lays on the floor with leg pointed upwards, whilst Hannah is leaning back and mirroring the shape of Morgan's leg with her arm.

ALT Two rival sister huntresses, one craving control, one craving freedom, compete beneath the goddess Artemis’ watch. A circus show blending archery, duo acrobatics, physical theatre, contemporary dance and contortion.

ALT Duo Artemis, a collaboration between internationally renowned contortionist Hannah Finn and world record holder Morgan Barbour, creates feminist work that blends strength and grace. Their creative practice sits at the intersection of high-level circus skill and character-driven storytelling, using circus as visual metaphor. Their credits span five continents, including appearances on America’s Got Talent, working with Harry Styles, A Magical Cirque Christmas, Kazakh State Circus, The Box, Giffords Circus, Coliseu Lisboa, and The Roundhouse.

ALT An image of Fran against a pink studio backdrop. Fran is a white woman with brown hair and green eyes. She is wearing a floral print dress and smiles with arms thrown wide, caught mid dance.

ALT About HOT COLD: Grace has a lot on her plate: Her husband is keeping a sex diary, her mother keeps flashing the nurses … and Grace is pretty sure she is turning into a giant lizard. A funny and raw exploration of perimenopause, being part of the sandwich generation and not recognising your own body.

ALT About Fran: Fran Bushe is a disabled and neurodivergent artist and an award-winning writer, performer and workshop facilitator. She is known for her funny, candid and poignant storytelling, that centres the body, the challenges of connecting and the importance of community. Her solo show Ad Libido had multiple sold out runs and a UK tour. She wrote The Diary of My Broken Vagina for Channel 4 Comedy and her book My Broken Vagina was published by Hodder and Stoughton in 2021. Her play A Gig for Ghosts won the Soho Theatre Tony Craze Prize, had a full run in 2022 and was listed in the best theatre of 2022. Her candid approach to discussing bodies, sex and pleasure has led to her speaking with BBC Woman’s Hour, Cosmopolitan and Jameela Jamil’s I Weigh.