Abi Turner

Access Consultant and Lighting Designer

Access Co-ordination + Consultancy

Abi’s access consultation work has been nominated twice for Offie Awards (for It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure and Surfacing)

Abi is a London-based neurodivergent and disabled theatre maker working in Access and in Lighting Design. They have experience working as a Creative Access Consultant and in Access Consultancy around accessible performances, sensory adaption, visual stories and working within an informed consent model of access for audiences. They have worked with organisations including Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Flawbored, ASYLUM Arts, Theatre 503 and in association with TourettesHero and the National Theatre

Offie Nomination Badge: "Nomination Offies Access"

Abi’s previous access work includes:

Putting on a Relaxed Performance - Workshop (for Pleasance)

Access Pilot with Guildhall School of Music and Drama

SURFACING - Omnibus Theatre and tour (Offie Nominated for Access)

GLASS - R&D

I FUCKED YOU IN MY SPACESHIP - Soho Theatre

IT’S A MOTHERFUCKING PLEASURE - Vault Festival, New Diorama Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe and tour (Offie Nominated for Access)

SURFACING - Vault Festival

MILK AND GALL - Theatre 503

Certificates and qualifications:

MSc Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion - University of Leeds - 2025-2027

Creating Audio Description: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - FutureLearn with Royal Holloway, University of London and Vocal Eyes - 2025

Autistic Students and Education: Creating an Inclusive Classroom - FutureLearn with The University of Kent - 2025

A Deeper Understanding of Autistic People - FutureLearn with The University of Kent - 2025