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IntervieweeRobyn Hunt

Born: 4 April 1980

Lives: Edinburgh, Lothian

Time lived in area: 1 to 4 years


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Robyn talks about the false notion of 'doing disability', and the responsibility she feels as an actor for the portrayal of disability in the arts.

Language of interview: English

Duration: 0:44 (mins/secs)



About the interview

The participants were asked to describe how they spoke in their own words.

How do you describe your accent: "What one might call standard English pronounciation with occasional hint of country twang."

Have there been other influences on the way you speak: "Family home in Somerset from 12 years old to the present. Went away to boarding school in Alton, Hampshire from 12-18. At 18 went to uni in Devon, at 21 came to Scotland."

Do you have skills in languages other than English?: No

Other languages: None

About this interview
ROBYN: Well I think it's important to say that that as actors, you know, we are responsible for you, you know discussing the way in which we can be portrayed in the arts and on the mainstream stage. And we wouldn't be able to bring this insight if we didn't live, you know, this experience daily. You know, we often we, we sort of use a phrase where it's like ohh we're, we're are doing disability, you know, cos that's our lives you know, we have to fight with the taxi drivers, we have to you know worry about or if we're going out to such and such a restaurant, you know are JIM: Can you get in? ROBYN: That's right or or you know or when we have to say 'Oh sorry' you know 'I ca can't come'.
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