CP in Theatre, film, tv and fiction?
DavidOnline
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Hi everyone
How visible is CP in film, tv, fiction and theatre? If you've read a book or seen a play, film or tv drama, with CP characters, please reply with the name!
I'd also really really like to know your reactions to any that you saw. I wonder how did the portrayals affect you? Did you agree?
For example, I recently saw Left Foot Right Foot, a play about My Left Foot and why they used a non-CP actor to play someone with CP (Daniel Day Lewis). It's written by someone with CP and includes a CP actor telling everyone what it feels like to have CP. I was very moved.
To me, it felt a validation of my own personal experience to see it articulated on a stage. I felt empowered. I felt: perhaps now people will understand better how I feel.
I also liked Francesca Martinez's recent radio play, How We're Loved.
I'm writing a play and a novel myself on this subject.
There should be a CP version of #MeToo!!
How visible is CP in film, tv, fiction and theatre? If you've read a book or seen a play, film or tv drama, with CP characters, please reply with the name!
I'd also really really like to know your reactions to any that you saw. I wonder how did the portrayals affect you? Did you agree?
For example, I recently saw Left Foot Right Foot, a play about My Left Foot and why they used a non-CP actor to play someone with CP (Daniel Day Lewis). It's written by someone with CP and includes a CP actor telling everyone what it feels like to have CP. I was very moved.
To me, it felt a validation of my own personal experience to see it articulated on a stage. I felt empowered. I felt: perhaps now people will understand better how I feel.
I also liked Francesca Martinez's recent radio play, How We're Loved.
I'm writing a play and a novel myself on this subject.
There should be a CP version of #MeToo!!
Comments
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There is a young man with c p. on emmerdale playing charity dingles son he is really good.
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Really interesting discussion @DavidOnline- I'm a big theatre fan so I'll be looking into the play you mentioned!
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Tonight I'm going to see a play at the Riverside Theatre in Newport called The Importance of Being Described Earnestly by Elbow Room theatre group specialising in disability theatre. Although this play is not about CP I want to talk to them about producing my play
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