Equity has issued a statement questioning why one of theatre’s most recognisable disabled characters has once again been cast with non-disabled actors. In doing so, it has reopened a conversation that is both profoundly simple and maddeningly complex: who gets to tell the stories of disabled lives on stage?
Whose Story Is It To Tell? The Quasimodo Question and the Future of Inclusive Casting
Belaid S
Aussie Theatre
Thursday 21st August, 2025