CripTales: Six Monologues by Various
Six fictional monologues portraying some very real experiences ofdisabled people in Britain,commissioned to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.'Hilarious and wise and gentle and furious all at once'
* The Times *'Moving and authentic… succeeds both as a collective artistic statement, and as an unusually in-depth experience in disability awareness… an emotionally complex, topically diverse series that makes a strong statement for the disability experience and disabled artists’ unique ability to interpret it'
* Forbes *'A brilliant, shocking, and funny collection… feels like a significant step forward'
* Culture Whisper *'Sharp, dark and unexpected all at once… these monologues give Alan Bennett a run for his money'
* The i paper *'Thought-provoking, amusing and touching'
* Financial Times *
Mat Fraser is an internationally known disabled actor, writer and musician. His solo show Cabinet of Curiosities: How Disability Was Kept in a Box won the UK's Observer Ethical Award for Arts & Entertainment in 2014, and he wrote the ONEOFUS production of Jack & The Beanstalk, for which the New York Times awarded him and his director/performer wife Julie Atlas Muz 'New Yorkers of the Year' in 2018. He curated the television series CripTales for BBC America and BBC Four, also writing and acting in one of the pieces, Audition. It was broadcast in 2020.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781848429857 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848429851 |
| Title | CripTales: Six Monologues |
| Author | Mat Fraser |
| Series | Nhb Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Nick Hern Books |
| Year published | 2020-11-05 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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