S01 E08 - Jen Sumner (Artistic Director, Hubbub Theatre Co.)

Inspiring conversation with Jen Summer, Artistic Director of Hubbub Theatre Company. Jen’s practice alongside learning disabled actors/participants has cultivated a methodology known as ‘The Hubbub Way’. Jen explains that ‘the Hubbub way has become a language and a philosophy’. We discussed how the company devise and create performance exploring ‘the space in-between’. Approaches to co-creating with Learning Disabled Actors and the companies growth.

Over the course of the episode we discussed:

·       A brief overview of Hubbub as a company

·       Recruiting / Working with Learning Disabled Actors

·        The Hubbub Way!

·      Hubbub’s latest project ‘The Drum’ , which is being developed with Helen Baggett from Gecko Theatre.

Thank you, Jen for your time.