Graeae

American

[gree-ee] / ˈgri i /

plural noun

Classical Mythology.

three old sea goddesses who had but one eye and one tooth among them and were the protectors of their sisters the Gorgons.

Graeae British

/ ˈɡriːiː /

plural noun

Greek myth three aged sea deities, having only one eye and one tooth among them, guardians of their sisters, the Gorgons

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The fantastic Graeae Theatre Company’s programme of digital shorts, Crips Without Constraints, has already provided plenty of reasons to be cheerful during lockdown.

From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2020

Sealey, artistic director of the country's leading disability theatre company Graeae, said she and Hemmings were feeling "very slightly nervous, terrified and excited" about the ceremony, which had been a "phenomenal journey".

From The Guardian • Aug. 29, 2012

And get your plans in place for Prometheus Awakes, a collaboration between Graeae and La Fura dels Baus at the Royal Museums, Greenwich next Friday 22 June at 10pm; it's free.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2012

Raucous, rude and really rather joyful, the Graeae theatre company's musical – set in 1979 as Thatcher comes to power, and inspired by the music of Ian Dury – is terrific fun.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2012

Jenny Sealey directs this co-production between the New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich, Stratford East, and Graeae, the company for disabled actors, directors and writers, of which Dury was a patron.

From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2010

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