For the latest Trafford news sign up to the MyTrafford newsletter here More than 40 theatres and production companies have signed a pledge promising to cast trans and non-binary actors in trans roles.
The ‘Trans Casting’ statement, organised by production companies Milk Presents, Outbox and The Queer House, alongside LGBTQ Arts Review, comes as theatres and venues gear up to reopen following government restrictions imposed by the pandemic.
Those behind the statement say that now is the time to ‘prioritise communities that have given culture and life to the very essence of theatre’.
The statement urges organisations to ‘actively seek casting opportunities’ for trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people in ‘any role regardless of