Jenny Sealey
Jenny Sealey OBE (born 1963) is an English theatre director from Nottingham.[1]
Sealey began her career as a deaf actor but made the transition to directing after applying for a Trainee Director position with the company Interplay.[2] She has been the artistic director of the Theatre Company Graeae since 1997.[3] Sealey's work in theatre and the creative arts focuses on empowering deaf and disabled actors through inclusive productions.[4] She was awarded an MBE in 2009 and an OBE in 2022[5] for her services to disability arts.
In 2012 Sealey was one of the artistic directors for the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony.[6]
She was appointed as a vice-president of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2022.[7]
In August 2023 Sealey's Edinburgh Festival Fringe play Self-Raising received a Neurodiverse Review Award.[8]
References
- ↑ Akbar, Arifa (August 10, 2023). "Self-Raising review – growing up Deaf in a family of secrets". The Guardian.
- ↑ Sealey, Jenny (January 26, 2017). ""Jenny Sealey: A leader in the world of performing arts for people with disabilities. The quest of Jenny Sealey"". The Japan Foundation: Performing Arts Network Japan. Retrieved July 11, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Jenny Sealey OBE. Joint CEO/Artistic Director". Gaeae Theatre Company. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ "Jenny Sealey". graeae.org.
- ↑ "Queen's Birthday Honours 2022" (PDF). gov.uk publishing service. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Gibson, Owen (August 29, 2012). "Stephen Hawking to feature as narrator at Paralympic opening ceremony". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Central announces its new Vice Presidents". The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. 28 November 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ↑ "Graeae's Jenny Sealey among winners of Neurodiverse Review Awards". The Stage.
External links
- Desert Island Discs: Jenny Sealey, theatre director (Radio broadcast). BBC Radio 4. 15 March 2024.