Graeae Theatre Company is a British organisation composed of artists and managers with physical and sensory impairments. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Founded by Nabil Shaban and Richard Tomlinson in 1980 and named for the Graeae of Greek mythology, the company has since become the most well-respected group of its kind. Nabil Shaban (born 12 February 1953 in Amman, Jordan) is a British actor Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Graeae ( English translation: "old women" "gray ones" or "gray witches" alternatively spelled Graiai (Γραῖαι Graiae Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance In 1981 the Company was offered the use of an office, rehearsal space and facilities for 18 months by the West End Centre, an Arts Centre in Aldershot in Hampshire. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Aldershot is a town in the English County of Hampshire, located on heathland about 60 km (37 miles southwest of London. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain At about the same time the Company proved itself to the Arts Council of Great Britain and became eligible to receive full funding. The Arts Council of Great Britain was a Non-departmental public body dedicated to the promotion of the Fine arts in Great Britain. [1]
In 1984 the Graeae Theatre Company won a Special Award in the Evening Standard Awards. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The Evening Standard Theatre Awards, established in 1955 are presented annually for outstanding achievements in London Theatre.
Today Graeae performs on national and sometimes international tours. Its current artistic director is Jenny Sealey.