It is due to return for the 2020 season at both The Old Vic and on Broadway (theatre and details to be confirmed). [53] Despite this, he felt unsure whether he could identify as a disabled person; after attending a Graeae Theatre Company open day (which he described as the "National Theatre of disability") three years after his diagnosis, he was accepted with open arms. "One of the best actors I've seen onscreen and an Oscar winner. BAFTA-winning dramatist and playwright Jack Thorne has slammed the U.K. TV industrys shoddy treatment of disability and has called for a quota to redress the situation. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Thorne said its definitely a responsibility to be an advocate and ally for the disabled community, but one he finds exciting. Thorne wrote the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, based on an original story by Thorne, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany, which is running at the Palace Theatre in London's West End since August 2016, on Broadway at the Lyric Theatre since April 2018, in Melbourne's Princess Theatre since February 2019 and San Francisco's Curran Theatre since December 2019. Stephen Graham. In 2022, Thorne co-wrote Then Barbara Met Alan with Genevieve Barr, the true story of Barbara Lisicki and Alan Holdsworth, the founders of DAN (Disabled People's Direct Action Network). "I've been complicit in some of those decisions. In autumn of 2015 This Is England '90 transmitted on Channel 4 and earned Thorne a Best Series Award at the Jameson Empire Awards 2016 and the BAFTA for Best-Mini Series in 2016. By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. [56], In 2023, Thorne revealed he had been diagnosed as being autistic. Empathy is a powerful tool in any argument, and disabled people need that empathy rather than sympathy. A 2007 big-screen version had a complicated life on film. Thorne's first film The Scouting Book for Boys[43] was released in 2009, it won him Best Newcomer at the London Film Festival. Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. The fact that the same white names and faces arent presented in every conversation.
His Dark Materials Season 2 debuts on HBO on November 16. He criticized himself for not doing more, citing an incident when a disabled actor friends role was reduced in front of him: I should have shown what this actor needed solidarity. "[35], In 2023, it was announced Thorne would write a television adaptation of Lord of the Flies.[36]. I know these figures off by heart: 22% of this country are disabled, yet disabled talent makes up just 7.8% of the people we see onscreen. Utterly and totally," he said. Producers have ignored disabled writers. Staggeringly, only 45.85% of those contacted by UHC responded to the survey despite multiple attempts to engage with them. To round up a hat-trick of nominations at the 2016 BAFTA TV Awards, Thorne's BBC 3 drama Don't Take My Baby was nominated and went on to win the BAFTA for Best Single Drama. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. This was a year when a lot of disabled people died, he said. [31][32] His Channel Four show The Accident began on 24 October 2019 and starred Sarah Lancashire.[33]. In addition to the BBCs factual drama Independence Day? Aug 24, 2021,02:00am EDT Listen to. We live in a world possibly because of social media where everyone is obsessed with the great act, and very few are interested in the good one. TV grossly underestimates disabled people Jack Thorne. Filming is currently underway in London and the series is expected to air next year. Jack Thorne, Peter Bowker, . Covid seems to have shone a closer light on the desperate inequalities that exist for our disabled community so this felt very timely. I don't think so. And I tell you, the shame of that.. The third was a sense of extreme responsibility. Youd expect that television and film would know what its doing, Thorne said in regards to disability inclusion. The TV office buildings, many of which are still inaccessible to wheelchair users, also needed to change, Thorne said. Elsewhere, Thorne roundly criticized the U.K. government policy that led to more than 105,000 COVID-19 patients in care homes succumbing to the virus, some 60% of them disabled. In 2021, Thorne wrote the television film Help. ^ " 'Woeful' lack of facilities for disabled TV workers exposed in major report". 3 December 2021. Comparing disability representation in TV to that of racial and ethnic diversity, the multi-BAFTA award-winning writer, whose credits include BBCs His Dark Materials, The Secret Garden movie and the stage production of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, said: Disability is the forgotten diversity.. Thorne was born in Bristol on 6 December 1978. "Cherylee Houston rips up Corrie [Coronation Street] every time she appears on it. There are plenty of excuses hes heard in regards to why disabled talent arent hired, one of the main one being the lack of acting experience. Commissioners havent taken the opportunity to tell disabled stories. 3 on Top as U.K. May Box Office Lags 19% Behind 2022, Brad Pitts Formula One Film Adds The Crown Star Tobias Menzies to Cast (EXCLUSIVE), Black Teacher in White Education System Book I Heard What You Said Snapped Up for Series Adaptation by Stigma Films (EXCLUSIVE), Harrison Ford Told Indiana Jones 5 Stunt Guys to Leave Me the F Alone While on Horseback: Im an Old Man and Want to Look Like It, Elliot Page Reveals a Famous Actor Told Him Being Gay Doesnt Exist and Threatened: Im Going to F You to Make You Realize You Arent Gay, Lily-Rose Depp Would Steer Clear of the Weeknd on The Idol Set at Times, but Stresses: Nobody Went Full Method or Lost Their Minds, Disney to Take $1.5 Billion Content Write-Off Charge in June Quarter After Pulling Dozens of Titles From Streaming Services, Taylor Swift Adds International Eras Tour Dates With Support From Sabrina Carpenter, Vanderpump Rules Super Fan Kaley Cuoco Blasts #Scandoval Affair, Says Tom and Raquel Are Dead to Me, Harrison Ford Takes Some Blame for Clashing With Brad Pitt on Devils Own Set Over the Script: I Was Imposing My Point of View, 21 Best Movies New to Streaming in June: 'Avatar: The Way of Water,' 'Creed 3, 'Extraction 2' and More, Oppenheimer Earns R Rating, Imax Film Prints Are 11 Miles Long and Weigh 600 Pounds, Cheers Cast and Creators Walk Down Memory Lane, Pay Tribute to Late Kirstie Alley at ATX TV Festival Reunion, Offset's Reset: The Rapper on Remembering Takeoff, Moving on From Migos and Launching His Next Era, Rings of Power Star Ismael Cruz Cordova Says Amazon Hired an On-Set Therapist to Deal With Racist Backlash, Lizzy Caplan Faces Down Fame: How She Hit Her Stride With Fatal Attraction and 'Fleishman Is in Trouble', 'House of the Dragon' Star Paddy Considine Details How His Personal Loss Inspired King Viserys Tragic Decline. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. It is clear that empathy is lacking more broadly. What would Thornes be?
I still dont know what caused it, Thorne told IndieWire. In his first series, Cast Offs, Thorne brought in Palmer as a co-writer alongside him and non-disabled writer Tony Roach. You cant go Oh, I ticked all the boxes. "In order to get this diversity, disability needs quotas. Read Next: Cheers Cast and Creators Walk Down Memory Lane, Pay Tribute to Late Kirstie Alley at ATX TV Festival Reunion, BBC Appoints Acting Chair Following Resignation of Richard Sharp, Embattled ITV Anchor Phillip Schofield Breaks Silence Over Affair With PA: I Did Not Groom Him, ITV CEO Carolyn McCall Called to Give Evidence to Parliamentary Committee Over Phillip Schofield Affair, Harrison Ford Told Indiana Jones 5 Stunt Guys to Leave Me the F Alone While on Horseback: Im an Old Man and Want to Look Like It, Elliot Page Reveals a Famous Actor Told Him Being Gay Doesnt Exist and Threatened: Im Going to F You to Make You Realize You Arent Gay, Lily-Rose Depp Would Steer Clear of the Weeknd on The Idol Set at Times, but Stresses: Nobody Went Full Method or Lost Their Minds, Disney to Take $1.5 Billion Content Write-Off Charge in June Quarter After Pulling Dozens of Titles From Streaming Services, Taylor Swift Adds International Eras Tour Dates With Support From Sabrina Carpenter, Vanderpump Rules Super Fan Kaley Cuoco Blasts #Scandoval Affair, Says Tom and Raquel Are Dead to Me, Harrison Ford Takes Some Blame for Clashing With Brad Pitt on Devils Own Set Over the Script: I Was Imposing My Point of View, 21 Best Movies New to Streaming in June: 'Avatar: The Way of Water,' 'Creed 3, 'Extraction 2' and More, Oppenheimer Earns R Rating, Imax Film Prints Are 11 Miles Long and Weigh 600 Pounds, Cheers Cast and Creators Walk Down Memory Lane, Pay Tribute to Late Kirstie Alley at ATX TV Festival Reunion, Offset's Reset: The Rapper on Remembering Takeoff, Moving on From Migos and Launching His Next Era, Rings of Power Star Ismael Cruz Cordova Says Amazon Hired an On-Set Therapist to Deal With Racist Backlash, Lizzy Caplan Faces Down Fame: How She Hit Her Stride With Fatal Attraction and 'Fleishman Is in Trouble', 'House of the Dragon' Star Paddy Considine Details How His Personal Loss Inspired King Viserys Tragic Decline. All high end TV productions should have an accessibility coordinator on set whose role will be to be across and deal with any reasonable adjustments that need to be made for the cast and crew; All high end TV budgets should include an additional line to cover general reasonable adjustments that can make productions more accessible whether on sets, locations, unit bases or offices (UHC suggests a sum of 5,000 ($6,600) applied on a sliding scale for smaller productions); The establishment of a one-off fund to enable facilities companies and studio spaces to ensure their equipment (such as honey wagons and trailers) and buildings can accommodate disabled people e.g. In the case of His Dark Materials, Thorne admitted he hopes to include more disabled talent. Jack Thorne has penned the four-part series (Image credit: Getty) Sharon Horgan said: " Best Interests broke me when I first read the script and then again after talking with Jack about it. A terrifying awful 5.4% of people work off-screen, of which, and this is most damning of all, the executives at the top are only 3.6% disabled, said Thorne. May 12. is three, and Thorne devotes time to reading Peppa Pig or Winnie the Pooh, taking him to school and playing dress-up. To do this, requires bravery on all our parts.. Written, conceived and filmed during the pandemic, Help is a new feature-length television drama that reunites writer Jack Thorne with his This Is England / The . "Every time I moved, I would develop welts, and was in pain. I have been in discussion groups and on panels for so long, where the same faces are saying the same things to the same crowds.
And trying not to be a lunatic with him is a real you know what I mean?. One of the major factors to this lack of representation is the dire state in which we find ourselves in our basic working conditions. Delivering his keynote MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival, widely recognized as an important forum in setting the agenda for the TV industry, Thorne also decried the myriad ways in which the cards remain stacked against disabled talent wishing to carve out a career in the sector in 2021. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. BAFTA-winning dramatist and playwright Jack Thorne has slammed the U.K. TV industry's shoddy treatment of disability and has called for a quota to redress the situation. 22 November 2019 J ack Thorne never enjoys the fruits of his labour at their ripest. Has she had the career she deserves? Screenwriter Jack Thorne calls the. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. In conversations about representation, in action plans, and new era planning, disability is confined to the corner, it remains an afterthought.. I write about accessibility, inclusion and social justice. What changed? In August 2021, Thorne delivered the Edinburgh TV Festival's prestigious MacTaggart Lecture. There is no nuance, no sophistication. Another actor was cast and my friends part trimmed to almost nothing. 2023 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. The deficit in those statistics are felt and translated through the television box to those sitting in front of it. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen sparks reaction as she pays tribute to stepson Jack. Daily Headlines covering Film, TV and more. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Thats something we want to set right in Season 3, he said. [45] Thorne has been commissioned to write feature films for producers both sides of the Atlantic, with credits including War Book starring Sophie Okonedo which Tom Harper directed, and A Long Way Down starring Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette and Aaron Paul (directed by Pascal Chaumeil) based on the novel by Nick Hornby. And so begins a fight that will take them through every stage of a legal process, as they struggle to contemplate this huge decision. Crucially it needs to be in drama schools and training institutions.. In conversations about representation, in action plans, and new era planning, disability is confined to the corner, it remains an afterthought. [54][55], Thorne is married to Rachel Mason. TV can help, and provide an understanding, so that when the next cuts come the marches dont just contain disabled people, and when the government pushes social care reform into the next parliament the response is righteous outrage from us all. Because change is required throughout our sector, not just in the making portion.
For what was taken from us for decades, and still is. The writer quoted some damning statistics to prove his point. All Rights Reserved. [21] In August 2010, BBC Three announced Thorne would be writing a 60-minute, six episode supernatural drama for the channel called Touch, later re-titled The Fades. Read Next: Danny Bonaduce to Undergo Brain Surgery for Neurological Disorder After Visiting 100 Doctors: I Cant Walk, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.
(Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images). He cited the narrative arc of one of Silent Witnesss most popular characters Clarissa, whose story gradually expanded and evolved during actress Liz Carrs eight years on the show. Thorne also highlighted the large number of Oscar winners who had won for portraying disabled characters. 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Screenwriter Jack Thorne calls the discussion on disability representation in media the great ignored question, and its a sentiment echoed by many of us with disabilities. During a very personal lecture, Thorne emphasised his lifelong love for TV, and cited first watching Boys From The Blackstuff as the most important cultural event of his life. The writer revealed he had previously considered himself a disabled person having been diagnosed as a young man with cholinergic urticaria, a chronic rash, that for several years made it difficult for him to move and forced him to quit university. Speaking at the Edinburgh Television Festival about the scandalous lack of representation and disgraceful conditions my colleagues endure means underlining systemic failures, Actors told theyre too disabled for disabled roles in UK television. It is this nature of authorship that is particularly important to Thorne and tends to be absent in disabled narratives. Jack Thorne: TV industry needs to address disability diversity Read more It is an insight into the uphill battle facing disabled people's representation on screen that it's still seen as. He demanded that producers stop worrying about characters and casts being too disabled and realize instead that such stories had a clear resonance with the audience. 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The revelation came towards the end of a passionate speech in which BAFTA-winner Thorne revealed that, although he had always pledged to further disabled peoples cause in his own writing, he felt he had failed because the TV world is stacked against the telling of disabled stories with disabled talent. "TV has failed disabled people. [48][49][50] In 2018, it was announced that he will rewrite the initial screenplay penned by Chris Weitz for Disney's live-action adaptation of Pinocchio, directed by Paul King. Thorne said that, while many networks had made positive noises about improving representation, setting targets was required to bring about true change. Its a mantra that informs his politics. And when it comes to disability, the failure is really stark.
She should be one of these bankable, elite stars.".
Thorne's play Sunday premiered at Atlantic Theatre Company in New York in 2019, directed by Lee Sunday Evans. He got me. "The TV world is stacked against the telling of disabled stories with disabled talent," he said in the Edinburgh TV Festival's keynote speech.
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