Making Information Accessible: Our creative filmmaking service

2 October 2025

Partner with The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company to create powerful and accessible information films that connect with your audience. 


Our professional filmmaking service transforms your message into engaging, easy-to-understand content for people with a learning disability and autistic people, helping you to reach more people, make a bigger impact and demonstrate your commitment to accessibility.


Our filmmaking service brings your message to life through:

  • Live action, animation, music, and infographics
  • BSL signing, voiceover, and multi-language subtitles
  • Talented performers with a learning disability and autistic performers


Why choose film?

  • Creative & impactful: Make your information easy to understand and engaging.
  • Accessible: Clear communication designed for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
  • Shareable: Perfect for websites, social media, training and conferences. 
  • Cross-promotion: Once signed off, we’ll share your film on our website, YouTube channel and social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn), helping you to reach relevant new audiences.

Highlights from our portfolio

Flu Facts

Commissioned by The North East and Cumbria Learning Disability Network

We were commissioned to create a series of films for The North East and Cumbria Learning Disability Network to improve the uptake of flu immunisation in people with a learning disability and their families / carers.

Watch the full series here

STOMP and STAMP: Shane's Story

Commissioned by Positive Behaviour Support North East and Cumbria and NHS England

A film created for Positive Behaviour Support North East and Cumbria to highlight STOMP (Stopping The Over Medication of People with a learning disability and autistic people) and STAMP (Supporting Treatment And Medication in Pediatrics).

Durham eye care service for people with learning disabilities

Commissioned by SeeAbility

A film made for County Durham Care Partnership on their SeeAbility eye care service for people with learning disabilities

Education, Health and Care Plans

Commissioned by North East and North Cumbria NHS

Part of a series of films created for the North East and North Cumbria NHS on the benefits of Education Health and Care Plans for young people with special education needs.

Watch the full series

Reducing the Risk of Cancer
Commissioned by North East Learning Disability in partnership with Northern Cancer Alliance and Macmillan

A film on reducing the risk of cancer in people with a learning disability.

Engaging music videos

A music video provides an engaging platform to deliver a message in a memorable way


24 years worth living

Commissioned by North East and Cumbria Learning Disability Network

This music video was created for the North East and Cumbria Learning Disability Network, to highlight that people with learning disabilities die on average 24 years sooner than the general population, often from avoidable causes.

What our clients say


"The Twisting Ducks can interpret a project brief into something that is incredibly creative whilst ensuring its members are included in all aspects of the project. They always deliver high-quality products within project timescales and that convey messaging in an insightful and imaginative way, even when the messaging is of very challenging content."

- Judith Thompson, North East & Cumbria Learning Disability Network Manager, NHS England


"I have worked with Twisting Ducks on a number of projects, their films are always hard hitting and thought provoking. The members of the group are always able to bring our ideas to life and add their creative flair which is always above and beyond."

- Kirsty Greenwell, Network Facilitator North East & Cumbria Learning Disability Network, NHS England


The Twisting Ducks are a model of good practice, not just in relation to learning disabilities & autism, but in how to communicate effectively, and how to respect our fellow human beings.  And that's before I even mention that their theatre and video productions are informative, very good at illuminating tricky issues and, above all, hugely entertaining."

- Robert Webb, Director of Transmit Enterprise CIC & SIGNAL

Why choose The Twisting Ducks?


  • Over 20 years’ experience creating accessible, engaging resources.
  • Expert, professional, and innovative service based in North East England.
  • A collaborative approach shaped by the lived experience of people with a learning disability and autistic people.
  • Commissions support paid work opportunities for people with a learning disability and autistic people.

Let's work together


Send us your brief, or contact us for a free consultation about your project.

Email:  Jay@thetwistingducks.co.uk | Telephone: 07925 167775


About our Accessible Health Resource service

Our Filmmaking service is part of our wider Accessible Health Resource service, a key part of our mission to make systems fairer, more inclusive and easier to navigate for people with a learning disability and autistic people.


Our services:

  • Easy Read documents
  • Information films
  • Interactive Surveys
  • Live performance
  • Training
  • Consultation


All income raised through The Twisting Ducks Accessible Health Resource service supports The Twisting Ducks work with people with a learning disability and autistic people across Tyne and Wear and Northumberland.


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Health Lottery Foundation funding gets Twisting Ducks performers moving with new dance project

6 October 2026
Funding boost from the Health Lottery Foundation enables new dance project for members of The Twisting Ducks The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company has been awarded a grant from The Health Lottery Foundation to enable people with a learning disability and autistic people to work with a professional choreographer to develop dance and movement skills for two new performances. The funding will enable members of The Twisting Ducks’ Newcastle Performing Arts Academy (who meet weekly at Theatre Royal Newcastle) and Morpeth Performing Arts Academy (who meet weekly at Morpeth Methodist church) to work with a dance choreographer to develop their movement skills and explore story-telling through dance. Each group will create an original movement and dance routine to be performed live at Newcastle Theatre Royal and Morpeth Methodist Church in 2027. The project has been funded by The Health Lottery Foundation, who distribute money raised from players of The Health Lottery to projects that unite people to improve health, wellbeing and happiness. The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company is a charity that works with people with a learning disability and autistic people to tackle inequalities and drive social change through performing arts and issue-based theatre. Based across Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, The Twisting Ducks supports over 800 people a year to express themselves creatively, build skills and social connections, and achieve aspirations as performers, musicians, and DJs. Jay Hare, CEO at The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company, said: "We are so pleased to have been awarded this grant from the Health Lottery Foundation. It will enable us to work with our performers with a learning disability to help them develop their movement skills and to explore story-telling through dance. What's more, by coming together each week to create performance work, our group members will develop lasting social connections and improved wellbeing. We’re grateful to players of The Health Lottery for supporting our work." Becky, a member of The Twisting Ducks' Newcastle Performing Arts Academy, said: "It's going to be really good to give us a new experience. We already do a lot of dance in this group, so it's going to be nice to learn new things, from a new person. It's going to be good for the show." Rachel, a member of The Twisting Ducks' Morpeth Performing Arts Academy, said: “It will be a really great opportunity for everyone in the group to get some good dance tips and to teach us some moves! Especially Jamie who loves to work on his street dance!” Find out more about joining our Performing Arts Academies here

Making a difference: Celebrating Team Twisting Ducks at the 2026 Great North Run

30 September 2026
Team Twisting Ducks raise £2,135 at the 2026 AJ Bell Great North Run! Six dedicated supporters, Cat, Sonia, Jane, Jo, Connor and Mish, took on the challenge of the 2026 AJ Bell Great North Run on Sunday 13 September 2026. Together, they ran the 13.1-mile route from Newcastle to South Shields and raised an incredible £2,135 to support the work of The Twisting Ducks. We’d like to say a huge thank you to all six runners, as well as everyone who sponsored them and helped them reach this fantastic total! Every pound raised will support our work across Tyne and Wear and Northumberland, creating opportunities for people with a learning disability and autistic people to express themselves creatively, develop skills and social connections, and achieve their aspirations as performers, musicians and DJs. Thank you, Team Twisting Ducks! 💚 Are you interested in joining Team Twisting Ducks at the 2027 Great North Run? Join our mailing list to find out when you can secure your place .
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Celebrate Halloween at Fresh club night

15 September 2026
Join us for fright night at Fresh

Meet our team for the AJBell Great North Run 2026

19 August 2026
The Twisting Ducks is delighted to have six fantastic supporters taking on the AJBell Great North Run on Sunday 13th September 2026, including four dedicated supporters and two members of staff. All funds raised will directly support The Twisting Ducks’work with people with a learning disability and autistic people across Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. Among them is Conor, who said: "Having worked in the Theatre industry myself as well as studying & graduating with a Masters Degree (MA) in Theatre, I've seen first hand what incredible work charities like Twisting Ducks do towards bringing accessibility and opportunities to those who have difficulties accessing theatre." Cat, Drama Facilitator at The Twisting Ducks, said: "Working for The Twisting Ducks over the past 5 years has been a privilege I can't explain and I see first hand the work that this vital money goes into. Arts organisations in the North East need every little bit of help right now and charities like The Twisting Ducks are more than just theatre and fun, they're community, they're agency, and they're a vital life line for so many people. This will be my second time running the GNR for the ducks and last year's training made me fall in love with running and hilariously changed my life too. I have M.E./CFS and this is a chronic illness/disability that I've lived with now for most of my life. Running has transformed my relationship with my body and I'm so beyond grateful for the experience and for everyone's support that got me there and through lots of tears and many packets frozen peas on my knees. Last year's goal was to simply get to the end in one piece and this year's goal is to do 2 half marathons in one year! Completed the EMF and now we're onto the GNR again. Any donations, no matter the size will be massively appreciated" Sonia, Drama Facilitator and Drama Support worker at The Twisting Ducks, said: "I have been lucky enough to have been working for this fantastic charity for the last five years. It would mean a great deal to me if you could spare a moment to help raise some money to support this wonderful cause." 60,000 determined and dedicated runners make the AJ Bell Great North Run the World’s biggest marathon – famous for its warm North East welcome, unbeatable atmosphere and the millions raised for good causes. The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company provides accessible arts opportunities for people with a learning disability and autistic people across Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. The charity supports over 800 people a year to express themselves creatively, to develop their skills and social connections, and to achieve their aspirations as performers, musicians and DJ's. Meet Team Twisting Ducks Let's cheer on our fantastic team of runners as they take on the AJBell Great North Run and help make a difference! Visit their individual fundraising pages (click the links below) to follow their progress and donate today.

We're expanding into Northumberland with three new performing arts groups

17 July 2026
Launching in September 2026 - Performing Arts Academy at Alnwick Playhouse (ages 16+) - DJ Academy at Blyth Family Hub (ages 16+) - Youth Theatre groups at Morpeth Pavilion (ages 10-14 & 15-19)

Spectrum Theatre group Taster Day: 30th July

6 June 2026
The Twisting Ducks' Spectrum theatre group is opening its doors to new members. The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company is inviting people with a learning disability and autistic people (aged 16+) who live in Newcastle to attend a free taster day for its Spectrum Theatre Group at Northern Stage on Thursday 30th July , from 10am-12.30pm. The event comes as The Twisting Ducks launches a rare opportunity to join its funded theatre group in Newcastle. Membership is free and no previous performing arts experience is required. Spectrum Theatre Group meets weekly at Northern Stage and offers members the chance to develop creative skills, build confidence, make friends and create original theatre performances in a supportive environment. The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company is a charity that works with people with a learning disability and autistic people to tackle inequalities and drive social change through performing arts and issue-based theatre. Based across Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, The Twisting Ducks supports over 800 people a year to express themselves creatively, build skills and social connections, and achieve aspirations as performers, musicians, and DJs. It is an exciting time to join Spectrum Theatre Group as members are currently developing BUS, a major two-year immersive theatre and storytelling project funded by Arts Council England and Newcastle Cultural Investment Fund. The project will explore the experiences of bus travel and bring together stories from people with a learning disability and autistic people as well as other marginalised groups including young people, refugees, older people, and LGBTQ+ communities. The project will culminate in a touring multimedia performance staged on a bus, visiting schools, arts venues and festivals across the region in 2027. Spectrum theatre group is for residents of Newcastle aged 16+ with a learning disability and or autism. The Twisting Ducks is particularly keen to hear from people whose voices are currently underrepresented, including young adults aged 18-25, people from the global majority, women, non-binary and trans people. Jan Willem van den Bosch, Lead facilitator and Project Manager at The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company said: “Spectrum Theatre Group at The Twisting Ducks is a welcoming space where people can build confidence, make work together and express themselves creatively. Our taster day is an exciting opportunity for people interested in joining our group to come and see what we do.” Neil, member of Spectrum Theatre Group, said: “Spectrum is a friendly and supportive group. We get to do a variety of things like singing, acting and script-writing.” Kevin, member of Spectrum Theatre group, said: “We learn how to do new things. It’s about expressing yourself and having fun… and it’s free!”

Twisting Ducks Green Champions celebrate Investors in the Environment Bronze Award for World Environment Day

5 June 2026
The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company is proud to announce that we have been awarded Bronze accreditation through the Investors in the Environment (iiE) scheme, marking a significant milestone in our commitment to reducing our environmental impact and strengthening sustainable practice across our work. The announcement comes as we join celebrations for World Environment Day , reflecting our commitment to caring for the environment through the work we do in theatres, community spaces and cultural venues across the North East. The Investors in the Environment scheme is an accessible and proven framework that supports organisations to improve their environmental performance. Run by a sustainability charity, iiE has been helping organisations of all sizes for over 15 years to take practical, measurable action on sustainability. Our Bronze award recognises the strong foundations we have already put in place, including a signed Environmental Policy, the early development of an Environmental Management System, and a broad range of practical actions across waste, travel, procurement, staff engagement and community projects. A key strength highlighted in our environmental audit was our commitment to accessibility. We have developed Easy Read environmental materials to ensure our environmental work is accessible to people with a learning disability and autistic people. Each of our performing arts groups now has a Green Champion who is passionate about the environment and help encourage green actions such as recycling, switching off lights and equipment, re-using materials and sharing ideas for how their group can be more environmentally friendly. We have also introduced a wide range of practical environmental actions across the organisation, including: A strong waste reduction approach with a clear commitment to recycling. Significant reductions in paper use, including a 95% reduction in Board meeting papers through the use of second-hand iPads. Inclusive and sustainable travel planning, including accessible travel guides and increased use of public transport and online meetings. Creative environmental projects such as our Green Champions and the Bus project, which embed environmental thinking into our artistic and community work.

Join Team Twisting Ducks at the 2026 Great North Run

5 May 2026
Join Team Twisting Ducks at AJ Bell Great North Run! We have limited spaces remaining for this year's Great North Run on 13th September 2026, and we'd love for you to join our team! Registration fees are already paid, all you need to do is commit to raising a minimum of £200 for The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company. Sign up to run for a great cause and help support our work, creating opportunities for people with a learning disability and autistic people across Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. To sign up, email: alex@thetwistingducks.co.uk Deadline: Friday 29th May 2026
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Looking back at In our Hands for PMLD Awareness Day

5 May 2026
For Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) Awareness Day, we're looking back at our beautiful exhibition 'In Our Hands' which took place in September 2025. Over four months of weekly sessions, we supported young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities to be creative through sound, light, texture and movement. Together, we collaboratively created an exhibition of soundscapes, scrapbooks and visual artworks inspired by the artists’ own passions, interests and choices. This film captures some of the joy, creativity and connection that came from the project, including some lovely reflections from parents about what the experience meant to their children This project was kindly supported by Community Foundation North East and Ringtons

Rare opportunity to join funded theatre groups for people with a learning disability and autistic people

7 April 2026
Limited spaces available to join The Twisting Ducks funded theatre groups The Twisting Ducks is offering a rare opportunity for local people with a learning disability and autistic people to join funded theatre groups taking place weekly in Newcastle upon Tyne and Wallsend, North Tyneside. We are looking to welcome new members and further diversify our theatre groups so that all voices are represented. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and in particular, would love to hear from people from the global majority, young people (18-25), women, non-binary, and trans people. Membership is free of charge. No previous performing experience is needed, just an interest in performing and a commitment to attend weekly sessions. If you're creative, love to express yourself, and want to be part of a supportive and inspiring community, we’d love to hear from you. About The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company provides accessible arts opportunities for people with learning disabilities and autistic people across Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. The charity supports over 800 people a year to express themselves creatively, to develop skills and social connections, and to achieve aspirations as performers, musicians and DJ's. By using issue–based art forms, The Twisting Ducks help people speak up about social issues to provoke thought and stimulate change. Find out more about spaces available in groups in Wallsend and Newcastle upon Tyne below: