Some recent press features include:

Renu Arora recently had her access to work cut, and then restored after a gruelling 10 week campaign you can see the campaign below:

The Petition and open letter about the Access To Work cut- Signed by 400 people

The Stage - Renu Arora Access To Work Restored

Arts Professional - Artist Renu Arora’s disability support restored following campaign - ‘Something seriously wrong’ with assessment system’

The Express - 'I'm disabled - if Labour don't restore grant cuts I'll never work again'

Big Issue - “Will I ever be on stage again?”

Entertainment Now - Award-winning disabled artist Renu Arora pens heartfelt open letter as ‘access to work’ support ‘cut by 80%’

The Stage - Erica Whyman and Jenny Sealey condemn theatremaker Renu Arora’s Access to Work cut

The Stage - How well is theatre tackling accessibility, how can it improve?

BBC Essex Interview

Awards

  • Winner of the Peggy Ramsay Foundation Award for New Writing (2026) for The Burgundy Book

  • Shortlisted for the BBC Radio 4 Arts Commissioning Round (2024) for The Burgundy Book

  • Shortlisted for the Unlimited UK Open Awards (2024) for The Burgundy Book

  • Recipient of the NRI (Non-Resident Indian) Award for ‘Most Empowered and Courageous Artist’ (2022)

  • Founding member of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Freelance Consultation Group (2022)

  • Finalist for the BBC Culture in Quarantine Initiative (2021)

Other links:

The Stage - Renu Aora awarded Peggy Ramsay Award

Broadway World - Artsdepot Reveals 10th Annual 2025/26 Artist Residency Programme

The Guardian: ‘I saw my leg go under the bus and thought I was dead and gone’

The Telegraph: the RSC's back with a spectacular fantasy

Arts Desk - “Renu Arora was poignant”

What’s On Stage - The Magician's Elephant musical at the RSC – first look

Birmingham Live - 'Vibrant, joyous and fun' - The Magician's Elephant at RSC reviewed

Audio:

BBC Radio 4: Sideways

Royal Shakespeare Company Interval Drinks Podcast

Royal Literary Fund Podcast- Renu Arora in conversation with Sita Brahmachari


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