Vital Xposure Limited

Who we are

Vital Xposure is a disabled-led touring theatre company that promotes hidden voices with extraordinary stories to tell.

The company was founded by disabled artist and activist Julie McNamara, who led the company’s creative work and artistic vision for its first decade.

Our Vision

A future where marginalised people are recognised, celebrated and empowered as leaders, audiences, participants and artists.

Our Mission

• We champion unheard stories to broad audiences.
• We challenge preconceptions of disabled-led performance.
• We pioneer collaborative research to expand the future of disabled-led work.
• We develop new disabled artists, validating their complex individual identities.
• We demand access for artists, audiences and participants.

Our Values

• Excellence: We are a professional theatre company which makes exceptional work and develop remarkable people.
• Social Justice: We promote equity for all and challenge the injustice of systemic barriers and personal prejudices which exclude disabled people.
• Access: We strive for our work and processes to be accessible. We are committed to ongoing investment in access, exploring new options and evolving our own understanding.
• Innovation: We tell stories in new, ambitious ways. We celebrate disabled perspectives. We establish academic partnerships to dismantle regressive structures.
• Appreciating Complexity: We do not live single issue lives. Disabled people are not single labels. Too many have been left behind by reductive thinking.

What people say about our work: 

“I loved being part of the R&D and just seeing the possibilities of transferring theatre to become more inclusive and accessible.” - VX Labs participant

“A hopeful story playing homage to the people who love us through our lowest moments.” - Audiences on …blackbird hour

“An incredibly powerful choice to not only make accessibility a part of the production, but arguably a part of the storytelling itself.” - Review of …blackbird hour

“Wellspring has taught me to honour my needs, and has given me to confidence not to fit in, but to assert myself.” - Nicole Latchana, Wellspring Writer

"Powerfully innovative and fiercely political, Quiet Rebels unsettles and challenges the audience to ask important questions about the world we live in.’"- Review on Socialist Worker on Quiet Rebels

Vital Xposure was founded in 2011 by disabled artist and activist Julie McNamara, who led the company’s creative work and artistic vision for its first decade. In 2012 the company became an Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisation (NPO). We are grateful for the public investment we have received and we continue to be an NPO for the funding period 2023 – 2026. We are also thankful to many Trusts and Foundations and Partners for their ongoing support to our work.

We are a registered Charity (No 1161464) and a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales (No 07488858).

We are a member of the Independent Theatre Council (ITC) and of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO).