Publisher's Synopsis
A collection of plays by neurodivergent writers exploring the complexities of neurodiversity: Backstage in Biscuit Land - Jess Thom Living with Tourettes Syndrome, a condition that makes her say 'biscuit' 16,000 times a day and inspired her to co-found Touretteshero in 2010, Jessica worked with puppeteer Jess Mabel Jones, and Touretteshero co-founder Matthew Pountney to develop a show that incorporates stand-up, storytelling, singing, swearing, games, and a lot of tics. The Duck - Rhi Lloyd-Williams This one-woman play follows Laura as she examines what her recent autism diagnosis means to her. An uplifting and honest look into one autistic woman's mind. Written by late-diagnosed autistic, Welsh, writer and poet, Rhi Lloyd-Williams. MADHOUSE re:exit - Access All Areas Inspired by a refusal to be silent, and a history of being ignored, 5 learning disabled artists take us on a wondrous adventure underground. A goddess, a baby, a bird, an eater and an escapist guide us through a maze-like institution, growling to be heard, and waiting for the revolution that is forever promised. As they tear back the walls to their lives, past and present spin together in a powerful expression of what it feels like to have a learning disability in today's world. Mia: Daughters of Fortune - Mind the Gap Daughters of Fortune is a groundbreaking arts and science project exploring learning-disability and parenthood. The subject of learning disability and parenthood is complex. Since 2015, Mind the Gap has been capturing stories from learning disabled parents and undertaking research alongside medical experts, geneticists, social workers, council officers and advocates. This research directly feeds into a series of artistic outputs that aim to open up the subject matter, reduce stigma, and ultimately improve the experiences of learning disabled parents. Silence - Nicola Werenowska 1996. London. It's Ewa's birthday. Her daughter Anna is coming home from university with a secret to share but Maria has some news of her own. As wartime memories of Siberia resurface, old steps are retraced to uncover the secrets of the past and a Polish heritage that unites and divides them. Nicola Werenowska's funny and fascinating new play hurtles between Warsaw and London over two decades and three generations of a Polish/British family. Fake It Til You Make It - Bryony Kimmings and Tim Grayburn Six months into their relationship, Bryony found out that Tim suffered from severe clinical depression. This was a secret Tim had kept for a very long time. Fake it 'til you Make it is Edinburgh Fringe First-winner Bryony Kimmings' new work about clinical depression and men, made in collaboration with her partner Tim, who works in advertising. A wickedly warming, brutally honest and powerfully heartbreaking show about the wonders of the human brain, being in love and what it takes to be a "real man".
