Our Work

Our Work

Ree Collins on Matryoshka by Alison Carr. Ree is a young white woman with long brown hair draped on a golden cape. Behind her are square shelves with books, pictures ornaments, and a white foam head wearing a black bob style wig.

Theatre

Actor Philippa Cole, a young white woman with ling dark hair in a pony tail is seated on a large stage swing. She is wearing Khaki green costume and looks concerned.

Film

Comedy and Cabarets

a flier for the DIY Disability Cabaret held by disconsortia in 2019. Various artists are pictured performing on stage - Lady Kitt is a drag king, Gobscure is in a white coat with a post it note in hand, Lisette Auton is dressed in ring master costume, Karen Sheader sings into a mic, Colly Metv=calfe performs signed song and Raquelle Squelch wears a giant teal wig and leopard print to compere the show.

Development, Training and Workshops

A group of learning disabled actors in an actor training session with Jacqueline Phillips, all stretching and testing out physicality.

Little Cog is a trailblazing company producing work which challenges the myths and misconceptions of disabled people. We are a disabled-led company who creates platforms for new narratives, new protagonists and new ways of thinking about the social and cultural phenomenon of disability, dismantling barriers whilst creating exceptional work with an international reach. We will not stop until we see a significant shift in the cultural and social status of disabled people.

We are predominantly a performance company in radio, theatre, film and television, although we do also co-create exhibitions in multi-disciplinary work with excellent artists and community participants.

We work hard to create stories which haven't been seen before in radical and accessible ways.

We are committed to collectivism to reduce the isolation and marginalisation of disabled people and often create and support new collectives to develop. Before and during the pandemic our Artistic Director co-founded Disconsortia a disabled-artist led consortium in the North East which actively campaigned for equity in emergency funding for disabled artists to include additional funds for access costs. We were part of the We Shall Not Be Removed movement, managing an access fund in partnership with Graeae Theatre Company. More recently we have created a collaborative network of creative learning disability groups across the Tees Valley.

We are supporting Vici Wreford-Sinnott's new projects including IN/Visible which is a collective of disabled women artists over 50 who have been commissioned to create work for a new exhibition at ARC Stockton and Arts Depot London. Funny Haha is a national comedy writers room for disabled women who will be presenting an industry showcase in 2023 alongside a new publication of comedy monologues written by disabled women.

We are very committed to working in collaboration with learning disabled artists to ensure that their artistic visions, stories and ideas can be realised in theatrical and performance contexts. You can see more about our long term collaboration with Full Circle here and the recent success of their large outdoor production at SIRF 2022, and their Our Stomping Grounds Festival at ARC Stockton.

Nicola Chegwin in Hen Night for BBC i-Player. She is lit in blue lighting and is singing into a karaoke microphone. She is dressed in Hen Night garb and is reaching out to the camera smiling.

Radio

Exhibitions

Full Circle actors on stage at SIRF which is an outdoor theatre festival. They are wearing black and whote striped costumes, one person has a blacj=k and whote striped umbrella up, another is holding a giant clock, while other actors try to catch their memories before they are lost in lockdown. Dramatic lighting.

Disability Consultancy and Resources

A green slide with lightbulbs like a dressing room mirror all around the edges with the words Access This Way and an arrow pointing left

Little Cog
ARC Stockton
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Stockton-On-Tees
TS18 1LL

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