» Review: Funny As A Crutch
The issue with most issue-based theatre is that it rapidly becomes – well – an issue. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case here: while the main hook might be that each short play of the night was either written or performed by someone with some form of disability, there was no preaching or moralising to the audience. Quite often, the disability was irrelevant, ‘just one of those things’ (occasionally, literally) and variously throughout the evening, this cast of (forgive us) very able actors were funny, witty, moving, silly, and occasionally damn sexy. No positive discrimination required: funny as a crutch – sharp as a tack.
Brighthelm Centre, 12 May
5/5
Andrew Allen
