Interviews, Blogs and Press
Making multi-sensory theatre
“While in a lot of ways our creative process is similar to that of other theatre companies, there’s a handful of key areas we look at to make sure the work we create is relevant to our audience. ”
Staging Theatre for Audiences With Profound Learning Disabilities
The Guardian – Culture Professionals Network
Frozen Light theatre company shares what goes into making its multi-sensory work for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities
A Sensory New World
Arts Professional
Lucy Garland explains how her company makes theatre accessible to adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities.
Frozen Light’s Lucy Garland on making accessible theatre for people with with profound and multiple learning disabilities
London Theatre
Lucy Garland explains her motivation behind starting the company, and the process behind making the productions.
Interview: Lucy Garland on The Isle of Brimsker
Theatre Weekly
Interview with Lucy Garland about touring The Isle of Brimsker and making multi-sensory work.
Interview with Frozen Light’s Lucy Garland
Wales Arts Review
Lucy Garland discussing The Isle of Brimsker and theatre accessibility
Creating Theatre for Audiences with PMLD with Amber Onat Gregory
Spotlight
Amber Onat Gregory talks to Spotlight about her experience in creating theatre for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities
The Isle of Brimsker Interview
Theatre Full Stop
Interview with Lucy Garland discussing Frozen Light’s fourth production ‘The Isle of Brimsker’
Frozen Light: opening theatre’s doors to adults with learning disabilities
The Stage
The designer of Frozen Light’s latest multi-sensory show The Isle of Brimsker and the organisation’s co-founders tell Tim Bano how they have turned theatre on its head to cater for their audience’s needs
Dramaturgy in The Forest
Vile Arts Blog
Lucy Garland, Artistic Director, discusses the dramaturgy and aims behind Frozen Light’s The Forest
Euan’s Guide interview
Euan’s Guide
Frozen Light discuss sensory elements, the reasons for small audiences and other considerations when presenting work for audiences with PMLD.
2016 Q&A
Edinburgh Broadway World
BWW speaks to Lucy Garland of The Forest ahead of their run at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Lucy Garland: Making a path through the forest
Three Weeks Edinburgh
Detailed interview discussing what makes theatre accessible for audiences with PMLD and what motivated Amber and Lucy to form Frozen Light.
Five Fast Fringe Questions
The Reviews Hub
Short and snappy interview about taking The Forest to the Edinburgh Fringe
Frozen Light interview with Daytrippers
We Are Daytrippers
A spotlight on Frozen Light’s work, how we started and why we make multi-sensory work.
Multi-Sensory Magic
Etihad Airlines, Transit Lounge
Amber Onat Gregory, Artistic Director, discusses Tunnels, PMLD with audiences and what’s next.
Touring Tunnels with house
house Blog
Frozen Light discuss touring their first theatre production, Tunnels, with support from house in the earliest days of Frozen Light.
Sensory performance and accessibility
house Blog
Discusses how sensory performances make theatre accessible to audiences with PMLD.
Making Digital Work
“We’re delighted to be able to reach audiences during this challenging time in the pandemic. We hugely miss engaging with audiences within a theatre setting but hope this film can bring some Frozen Light magic to people’s own homes.”
New film for PMLD Audiences
British Theatre Guide
British Theatre Guide announcement of Frozen Light’s 2065: The Multi-Sensory Movie.
Frozen Light present 2065: The Multi-Sensory Movie
Theatre London
Theatre London announcement of Frozen Light’s 2065: The Multi-Sensory Movie.
Getting Back to Theatre
#LoveLowry blog
Lucy and Amber discuss projects they’ve done during the pandemic, and their move to digital work.
Podcast Launch
“Many of our interviewees feel very forgotten and we hope that by getting their stories out into the world it will support people with PMLD to become more visible and make the authorities think more about the needs of this group. ”
Frozen Light Launch Podcast
Broadway World Blog
Lucy Garland explains why Frozen Light decided to start a podcast to stay in touch with the PMLD community during 2020 Covid lockdown
Frozen Light Theatre talk about their new podcast created to connect with the PMLD Community
Theatre Full Stop
Lucy Garland speaks to Lucy Busaba about starting The Frozen Light Podcast.
Interview: Lucy Garland talks to Chloe Fry on Centre Stage
Centre Stage
Lucy Garland talks to Chloe Fry about starting The Frozen Light Podcast.
Features
“Frozen Light’s The Isle of Brimsker is rare for focusing on audience members with profound and multiple learning disabilities. It interweaves communication of different kinds: the world of a lonely lighthouse keeper is evoked using spoken word and music, but also through delicate curtains of metallic plastic, through one-on-one attention from performers, from invitations to look inside intricate boxes, feel pebbles, or to experience tiny shavings of ice falling onto your skin. It’s unlikely to get as much media attention as All in a Row, because it’s aimed at people who sit outside of the mainstream conversation around theatre.”
Exeunt Feature, All in a Row
Exeunt Magazine
Alex Oates' play about an autistic child has sparked a multi-layered conversation about disability and representation. Alice Saville writes on why it's time for its makers to listen.
Frozen Light: opening theatre’s doors to adults with learning disabilities
The Stage
The Stage Feature about The Isle of Brimsker, with a focus on Set Designer Kat Heath on designing multi-sensory productions.
Multi-sensory show brings theatre experience to Scots with profound and multiple learning difficulties
The Sunday Post
Feature about Frozen Light touring The Isle of Brimsker to Scotland.
On Tour with Young Children
Notnow Collective
Amber Onat Gregory, Artistic Director, discusses life on the road with her family, from the crucial help provided by her parents to the challenges of bedtime in a hotel room.
Multi-Sensory show tours the UK
Contrary Life
Feature on The Isle of Brimsker tour.
First ever Fringe show designed for people with profound disabilities launches at festival
Herald Scotland
Feature about Frozen Light taking The Forest to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Radio Interviews
Making the arts accessible radio interview
24 Monocle
Podcast which features Amber Onat Gregory from Frozen Light and Amy Bethan Evans from Access Platform discussing accessibility in theatre in the first 13 mins of the podcast
Video Interviews
Frozen Light interview for BBC Voices
Edinburgh Showcase 2017: 'HOME' by Frozen Light
The Forest- Frozen Light at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival