16 Facts About Alex Bulmer

Alex Bulmer wrote the play Smudge and was a writer for the 2009 Channel 4 series Cast Offs.

Alex Bulmer was born in Kitchener, Ontario, but grew up in Puslinch.

Alex Bulmer attended Bishops University and studied theatre at the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute's Theatre School.

Alex Bulmer left Ryerson to study voice in the UK, which she hoped would allow her to maintain a connection to theatre even with her declining visual ability.

Alex Bulmer attended the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.

Alex Bulmer taught theatre at both Ryerson University and George Brown College.

In 2003, Alex Bulmer emceed Smashing Stereotypes Productions' Culture Cauldron II, a cabaret of performances inspired by disability performed at Ryerson University.

Alex Bulmer worked as a part-time literary manager for Graeae Theatre in London.

In 2009, after returning to Canada, Alex Bulmer acted in Michael Rubenfeld and Sarah Stanley's The Book of Judith, a play inspired by quadriplegic activist and artist Judith Snow, at The Theatre Centre in Toronto.

Alex Bulmer produced Cripping the Arts and Cripping the Stage in 2016, with funding from the British Council, Tangled Art and Disability, Ryerson University Disability Studies, and Harbourfront Centre.

For Crip Shorts, Alex Bulmer worked with circus performer Erin Ball to make her performance accessible for the visually impaired.

In 2017, Alex Bulmer acted in Martha Ross's The Story with Common Boots Theatre.

At the 2019 Toronto Fringe, Alex Bulmer co-directed Scadding with Jennifer Brewin.

Alex Bulmer developed the play Blind Woman in Search of a Narrative between 2018 and 2020 during her residency with Bodies in Translation at the University of Guelph.

Alex Bulmer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at age 21 and lost functioning vision in 2006 as a result.

In 2003, Alex Bulmer moved to London, England but returned to Toronto permanently in October 2017.