Daniel Oliver & Access All Areas Artists – Passion Play

Passion Play is an event about turning neurodivergent joy into performance art experiences.

Daniel Oliver is a dyspraxic performance artist and lecturer who likes to think and write about the ways being a neurodivergent person and being a performance artist are connected. He has been exploring this idea with students and colleagues on Access All Area’s Performance Making Diploma at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama – one of the world’s leading courses for and by learning disabled and autistic artists.

Join us on Friday 1 August at 7pm for an evening of performances from Access All Areas artists Bruno De Ceita Pedro, Jacob Dean, Claire Dunbar, and George Webb. The event will open with an introductory speech from Daniel Oliver about neurodivergency, learning disability and Live Art, and will conclude with an open discussion on the themes, images, actions, and ideas presented. The performances will be presented in a relaxed set-up and refreshments will be provided.

Passion Play is funded through RCSSD’s knowledge exchange funding.

Bios

Jacob Dean (he/him) is a facilitator and theatre artist. He has been part of the Performance Making Diploma, first as a student (2023) and then as a trainee Co-Director (2025) through the Access All Areas Transforming Leadership programme. Jacob focuses on his strength of being attuned to the individual students’ journeys.

Claire Dunbar (she/her) has just graduated from the Performance Making Diploma. Her television credits include Strike: Troubled Blood (BBC) and The Crown (Netflix). Claire has also been a long standing member of IMPACT Theatre. She loves acting, especially playing strong female characters.

Bruno De Ceita Pedro (he/him) has just graduated from the Performance Making Diploma. He has performed in The Tempest, The Bacchae, and A Mouthful of Birds as part of his training at Lambeth College, and in The Marxist In Heaven for National Theatre Connections. Bruno loves to attend live performances and is passionate about television shows.

George Webb (he/him) is a young actor with autism. He has a YouTube channel which posts autism documentaries, fan dubs (voiceover projects) and short films (both original and fan made). He’s just finished the Performance Making Diploma and will soon be playing Boxer in the Lewes Drama Collectives take on Animal Farm. Some of George’s performing highlights so far have been Blood Brothers, The A-Files, and Around The World in 80 Days.

Access Information

Event information: This is a seated event. Various seating options will be available including fold out chairs, office chairs, a sofa and a bench. All are welcome to join in a relaxed space and are free to come and go as they please. The lighting will be fixed with no sudden changes and microphone amplification will be used. There are disposable masks and hand sanitiser available.

LADA space:The building is wheelchair accessible by lift and provides a wheelchair accessible ground-floor bathroom. All bathrooms are gender inclusive. There is no isolated quiet space inside, but there is a small quiet outdoor area. Some of the art on display in the space includes naked bodies. You can find more information and see photos of the space here. Should you have any particular access requirements, please email willy@thisisliveart.co.uk and we will be happy to offer further support.

Content notes:Please email willy@thisisliveart.co.uk if you would like more information on what to expect.

Please note that the event will be filmed.

Image credit: Daniel Oliver, LADA’s 20th Anniversary Live Art Gala, October 2019. Image Manuel Vason