#UsToo: Alisha’s story video

Open Clasp Theatre Company, who worked with the ARC England Us Too team to translate their experiences into a powerful film, ‘Us Too: Alisha’s Story’, are making it available online from the 3rd December (International Day of People with Disabilities) until the 10th December (Human Rights Day).

It will be available via a link on the Open Clasp website and tickets will be available from £1. There will also be affordable multi-viewer tickets available for use by organisations, trainers and services to use.

ARC England and Open Clasp want to encourage as many people as possible to watch this incredible film.

A message from the actor

“Hi everyone!!

“My name is Holly Wilkinson, and I am 28 years old. I originally come from Hutton Rudby; however, I now live in a little village called Danby in the North Yorkshire Moors with my fiancée Adam. I have been acting since 2021, but prior to that you would have found me taking part in my local amateur dramatics group in Hutton Rudby which I still enjoy doing! I decided to take the plunge a look a bit further into the acting industry!! My permanent job is working in retail.

“Working with Open Clasp has been my first acting job so far and I couldn’t have wished for a more challenging first role to lock me into the industry. I thought it was very powerful and inspiring working with Julie Tsang, the writer of the piece and Katya Roberts, the director of #UsToo. They both made me feel as ease through the whole process from rehearsal to filming, which for someone finding their feet in the acting industry, was helpful and made me feel more comfortable.

“I responded to the casting call for disabled actors because I don’t think that there is enough representation of disabled performers within the acting industry which Is something that really needs to change in my view. Performers with disabilities need to be seen and heard!!!

“Meeting the women from the ARC #UsToo group was powerful and very emotional, they should be applauded for their courage and resilience in the face of massive injustice and adversity. They could have quite easily decided that they had been through enough trauma and therefore stayed silent, however they didn’t. They raised their voices and made themselves heard through the power of theatre and film.

“A few things about me are that I am a horse owner, I am autistic, and I am also a brain injury survivor.”