Why representation of people with intellectual disability on stage and screen is so important

Blue Teapot Theatre Company has launched a search for aspiring actors with an intellectual disability to audition for a permanent place, Esther McCarthy finds out more

The World Premiere of Blue Teapot Theatre Company and Abbey Theatre Co’s production of Into The Dark Woods by Charlene Kelly (pictured here with Sonja Brodie). Picture: Andrew Downes, xposure

When Kieran Coppinger and Charlene Kelly took their first drama classes, it opened up a world of creative expression that was to transform their lives.

Having dreamed of being actors since they were small, both of them embraced the possibility of taking to the stage through a theatre company that aims to radically transform storytelling.