For this final episode of this pilot season, Myles and Stefanie have a remarkable conversation with accomplished actor, writer, director and educator Alex Bulmer. The conversation is particularly focussed on two topics: in the first half we hear and discuss the game-changing secret (listen to the episode and it won't be a secret!) that enabled Alex to build the successful and wide-ranging career in the UK, a dynamic conversation about training opportunities, for actors with disabilities: both obstacles and possibilities for students and instructors alike.

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Episode Related Links and References

Learn more about Alex and her work at her website: https://www.alexbulmer.co.uk/

And check out this article she wrote that we particularly like (and is relevant to this episode):

https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/tric/article/view/25325/29312

Learn More about the UK's Access to Work Scheme here:

https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

“Backstage in Biscuitland” (Jess Thom’s book) actually called “Welcome To Biscuit Land: A year in the life of Touretteshero”

https://www.touretteshero.com/shop/welcome-to-biscuit-land-signed-copies/

(We also highly recommend her blog--at www.touretteshero.com--and note that "Access to Work" is one of the indexed terms--you can find it mentioned in 48 different blog posts...both the good and the bad of it).

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