Amy Trigg urges actors to 'pass on' roles they are not appropriate for

Oliver-award-winning actor Amy Trigg has called on fellow performers to ‘pass on’ roles they are not appropriate for.

Trigg was speaking at a panel about access at The Stage’s Future of Theatre 2024 conference, in association with Moore Kingston Smith.

When asked at the close of the panel what she saw as the next "big idea" in access, Trigg said: "I’d say making sure the right people are in the right places and making room if you’re not the right person.

"I know, for instance, that I’ve been asked to write certain stories that I shouldn’t be writing – someone else should be writing those stories. I’ve been asked to play characters that would be inappropriate for me to play, so I’ve passed on it."

She added: "The more people start doing that and start realising that they need the right people in the room at the very beginning of the process, whether that’s auditioning or writing a show, that’s really important. People are the next big step.”
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