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BSL writing rehearsals and performance

Sharing vital stories,
exposing hidden truths

Vital Xposure is the disabled-led home for new writing, with access, dramaturgy and artistic ambition at the heart of how new plays are commissioned, developed and toured.

We champion Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists and advocate for the stories, forms and perspectives too often pushed to the margins of the cultural landscape.

A group of people sit around a white table in a bright room, happily interacting with colourful hand puppets and engaging in conversation.

VX Labs

VX’s cutting-edge research and development programme exploring new forms of storytelling where the creative force of access becomes the drive for innovation and excellence.

Two people sit up on a bed: A Black woman, with long dreadlocks pulled back and light blue glitter on her cheek, and a Black man wearing a sleeveless undershirt with his arm around her. They tenderly look at each other. Behind them, wavy patterns of blue and off-white are projected on the wall in the background

Productions

We produce and tour plays that make a clear artistic argument: disabled-led new writing belongs at the centre of British theatre. In each, inner…

Group photo: five of the Wellspring Writers sitting next to each other, smiling at the camera. From left to right: Emma, Ellie, Jesse, Em and Mohit. Emma: A white woman with multi-coloured eyes and dark blonde straight / slightly wavy hair a few inches beyond her shoulders. Ellie: a woman in her late 20s with brown, curly hair and blue eyes. Jesse: a white androgynous person with short dark hair. Em: they have shoulder length brown hair, a large smile and warm face. Mohit: a short haired South Asian man.

Wellspring Commissions

An embedded commissioning pathway for disabled playwrights combining development support with practical learning about the theatre ecology through to having a production-ready script.

“I loved being part of the R&D and just seeing the possibilities of transferring theatre to become more inclusive and accessible.”

VX Lab Creative Captioning participant

“Wellspring presented an opportunity to show up as an autistic creative without having to unpack to everyone else what that actually means.”

Wellspring Writer 2023

Working with the crew of Vital Xposure has given me more confidence in myself and in being myself with various other projects

Actor

My work with VX informed my practice and allowed me to see other ways of working.

Director

Rinkoo Barbaga, Zoë McWhinney and Mary-Jayne Russell de Clifford at the VX Lab.

World Theatre Day 2026: Our Vision for the Future of Theatre

As the global theatre community prepares to celebrate World Theatre Day on Friday 27 March, we are reflecting on our work and how VX…

Close up of Zoë McWhinney at the VX Lab.

VX Labs: Creating A Playscript in BSL – Artists Interview: Zoë McWhinney

The VX Labs – Creating A Playscript in BSL part of our VX Labs programme, explored what it means to create a playscript conceived…

Rinkoo Barbaga at the VX Lab.

VX Labs: Creating A Playscript in BSL – Artists Interview: Rinkoo Barpaga

The VX Labs – Creating A Playscript in BSL part of our VX Labs programme, explored what it means to create a playscript…

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VX Labs – Children and Young People – Report

We are delighted to share findings from our VX Lab on creating disabled-led theatre for children and young people. which took place a few…

A composite photo of four people performing in a rehearsal room. From left to right: A blonde woman holds her hand wide open against her forehead, palm facing outward. A man with a grey beard looks intensely at his raised hands, his fingertips barely touching. A blonde woman with curly hair covers her ears with both hands. A man with a black beard points intensely beyond the camera with one hand, while the other hand touches his ear.

VX Labs – Decolonising Disability – Report

We are delighted to share findings from our VX Lab on Decolonsing Disability which took place earlier this year in collaboration with Bristol Old…

A Black woman sits at the corner of a messy bed and stares inside of an open white box on her lap.

Climate justice and disability justice

Vital Xposure is very excited to announce that we have been accredited with ‘Basic’ status by Theatre Green Book, for all of our operations…