Creative Electric are staging a fully accessible (socially, financially & physically) Edinburgh Fringe run of The Happiness Project which places disabled, queer, working class and female stories centre stage and engages with audiences of the same demographics.

We want to provide a platform for minority artists who are often overlooked. We currently live in an era where we recognise that cripping up, blacking up and queering up is wrong yet this is not reflected on our stages. Ableism is very apparent in Scottish theatre and needs to be addressed. Creative Electric work with the Social Model of Disability which was created by disabled people and states that people are not disabled by their bodies or health but rather the barriers that are put in place by society. We believe the same can be said for people of colour, LGBT people and women.
 The Happiness Project is an intersectional, inclusive professional production that works with disabled, LGBT and female artists to support them to create exciting, challenging new work.

The Happiness Project has been selected as part of Summerhall's fringe programme and we're very proud to be programmed alongside some of the most exciting Scottish and International artists.

However to ensure that we can support our artists we need a little help. We want to ensure our artists receive the full support they need through individual care packages. These differ for each performer but include personal support workers, therapy sessions and travel support.

If we reach our target of £2000 then our next stage is to start supporting audiences.

An additional £500 will allow us to offer free tickets to young people aged 14+ who would not otherwise be able to afford to experience the fringe.

An additional £1000 will allow us to provide BSL and audio description for deaf and visually impaired audiences.

An additional £1500 would allow us to employ a member of staff trained in working with neurodiverse audiences to offer pre and post show meetings where they can be introduced to the space and the people in it. If we hit this target we will also produce a document and short film that shows accessible routes to the venue and introduces audiences to the space and the people they'll meet within it. We've found that this is especially helpful for autistic audiences.

An additional £2000 would allow us to build captioning in to every performance.

We're also fundraising privately and offering sponsorship opportunities for local businesses. If you'd like more information please email creative_electric@hotmail.com