Jenny Sealey

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Jenny Sealey MBE (born 1963) is an English theatre director from Nottingham.[1]

In 2012 Sealey was one of the artistic directors for the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony.[2] She has been the artistic director of the Theatre Company Graeae since 1997.

Sealey's work in theatre and the creative arts focusses on empowering deaf and disabled actors through inclusive productions.[3]

In August 2023 Sealey's Edinburgh Festival Fringe play Self-Raising received a Neurodiverse Review Award.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Akbar, Arifa (August 10, 2023). "Self-Raising review – growing up Deaf in a family of secrets". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Gibson, Owen (August 29, 2012). "Stephen Hawking to feature as narrator at Paralympic opening ceremony". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Jenny Sealey". graeae.org.
  4. ^ "Graeae's Jenny Sealey among winners of Neurodiverse Review Awards". The Stage.

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