www.drewmakestheatre.com

1. Who are you? 

I am Drew. Drew Taylor-Wilson. I am a theatre maker, producer and writer living with my husband in Glasgow, originally from Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk. I make athletic performance, beating with a poetic heart, created by communities, young artists and professional performers. 

I am loud prints, bright colours, clashing patterns and remembering to water the plants. 
I am a black cat called Samson who doesn’t let me Zoom successfully. 
I am a tall proud queer human, never afraid to wear shoes that make you taller.

2. How did you get here? 

I got to be here by… 
accosting Mr MacLeod in a bar, working with him lots to make sure he wasn’t odd, writing lots of funding applications together, getting some funding and travelling across the UK [and to Canada] in researching Sanctuary, realised we needed a third person – recruiting Agent Cooper, writing a new application as a triumvirate, got the money 
…in that order 
I have made A LOT of queer theatre – highlights include my solo production INTERNATIONAL ORDER, where the Metro [5 stars] described me as “A Glittering Colossus”, my latest production THICK SKIN, ELASTIC HEART and my commission for 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games 44 STORIES – honouring the lives of queer people throughout the commonwealth, living in countries that outlaw homosexuality.  Full details: DREWMAKESTHEATRE
I am a passionate LGBTQIA+ activist and advocate, always working to further THE QUEER AGENDA and I feel like I can offer a lot to the Sanctuary Queer Arts Project.

3. What does the concept of Sanctuary mean to you? 

Warm embrace – with no questions asked, whatever your identity. 
Built with a notion of… 
“take me as I am, how you find me… not who I could be or who you want me to be”.

4. What does your Sanctuary look like? 

Vivid. Colourful. Textured. Full of food, dancing, provocations and laughter. 
Loud where you need it to be and quite where you want it to be