Disability History Month 2018: what's going on

Disability History Month takes place this year between 19 November and 22 December and in 2018 will focus on disability and music. There are lots of events taking place all over the UK, but we thought we'd take this opportunity to flag a few of the excellent theatre companies and people making work in the country at the moment. Got some more to add? Send us an email.

Courage Everywhere and Others

Disabled-led theatre company Graeae has been making excellent work in the theatre industry for a long time and that continues with this event, which runs at the National Theatre. Courage Everywhere is the National Theatre's celebration of the fight for political equality and features a host of performers reading pieces on the theme of Suffrage. Graeae artistic director Jenny Sealey and Susan Croft curate this particular night which puts stories of women who have been lost to history alongside voices of D/deaf and disabled women living today. Thursday 15 November, National Theatre.

The Last Five Years

This is the first D/deaf inclusive production of Jason Robert Brown's musical. It opened this week in Cardiff at the Millenium Centre, before touring all over Wales. Usually a two-hander, director Angharad Lee has two dancers as well as two singers performing. The cast includes Lauren Hood and Michael Hamway and should be very special. Wales Millenium Centre until 17 November and then touring until 1 Dec

The Rollettes

Graeae have a fabulous young company, The Rollettes which is arriving at the newly re-opened Alexandra Palace to cause Christmas havoc. They've borrowed a time machine from Horrible Christmas – the other show on that stage this Christmas and have travelled back from 2025. Sunday 16 December, Matinee (3pm)

Captioning Awareness Week

It's this week! For those of you who didn't know, here's the week designed by Stagetext to raise awareness of captioning, which enables d/Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audiences equal access to arts events. All over the UK venues and companies are focusing on this vital part of their output. Around 11 million people in the UK suffer from some sort of hearing loss, but many don't realise that captioning exists. For an example, the National Theatre's War Horse talks are all captioned. UK-wide, 12 to 18 November

Together!

This disability festival is based in Newham in London and is inspired by London 2012. It's entirely free and is led by disabled artists and companies. This year there's a new play by Trevor Lloyd called When You See Me at Stratford Circus, which looks at the impact of circus history on the lived experiences of disabled people, and don't forget the Paracarnical parade through Gallions Reach Shopping Park on 25 November. Across Newham 23 November to 14 December.