Disability

Animal post-show video and photos: How to stage a play about not being able to w*ank
Animal post-show video and photos: How to stage a play about not being able to w*ank

Animal post-show video and photos: How to stage a play about not being able to w*ank

By Terri Paddock|2023-04-25T11:57:04+01:0025 April 2023|Tags: Animal, Bronagh Lagan, Christopher John-Slater, Disability, Hope Mill Theatre, Jon Bradfield, Josh Hepple, Matt Ayleigh, Park Theatre, Terri Paddock events|

Joshua Hepple is a hugely accomplished person. But, as he joked with me via WhatsApp, he received no major attention until he revealed publicly that, with his severe cerebral palsy, he can't wank himself. And then Jon Bradfield wrote a play about it.

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Q&A video and photos: What did the late Peter Nichols think of this historic West End casting?
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Q&A video and photos: What did the late Peter Nichols think of this historic West End casting?

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Q&A video and photos: What did the late Peter Nichols think of this historic West End casting?

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-25T15:43:35+00:008 October 2019|Tags: A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Claire Skinner, Disability, Lucy Eaton, Patricia Hodge, Peter Nichols, Post-show Q&As, Storme Toolis, Terri Paddock events, Toby Stephens, Trafalgar Studios|

I was back at Trafalgar Studios last night for this much-anticipated revival of Peter Nichols' 1967 masterpiece A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. And there was so much to discuss with this production, making history for a number of reasons.