Sunny Girl
Erin is a mess. But is she autistic?
Finalist for Hope Mill Theatre's Through the Mill Prize 2021
Erin has lived her entire life in a complete sense of disarray. She has no idea how to gain control of her life and has no idea why she isn’t normal. Erin wants an explanation for why she isn’t normal, and that explanation appears to be an Autism diagnosis.
In Sunny Girl, Erin takes us on her diagnosis journey, and as she discovers more about herself, she starts to realise there are other aspects in her life which are hurting her. Erin has to confront her past, with her sister ‘Tit Witch’, and her future with her boyfriend Alfie.
Sunny Girl is the anti rain man, and aims to show a side of autism that is very rarely seen on stage and screen.
Sunny Girl will integrate creative access including BSL and captioning.
Performed by playwright Beth Westbrook
Access Consultant: Ash Cox
Audience Development & Dramaturge: Dan Jarvis
Director (2021 R&D): Suzie MacDonald
Images by Shay Rowan
Finalist for Hope Mill Theatre's Through the Mill Prize 2021
Erin has lived her entire life in a complete sense of disarray. She has no idea how to gain control of her life and has no idea why she isn’t normal. Erin wants an explanation for why she isn’t normal, and that explanation appears to be an Autism diagnosis.
In Sunny Girl, Erin takes us on her diagnosis journey, and as she discovers more about herself, she starts to realise there are other aspects in her life which are hurting her. Erin has to confront her past, with her sister ‘Tit Witch’, and her future with her boyfriend Alfie.
Sunny Girl is the anti rain man, and aims to show a side of autism that is very rarely seen on stage and screen.
Sunny Girl will integrate creative access including BSL and captioning.
Performed by playwright Beth Westbrook
Access Consultant: Ash Cox
Audience Development & Dramaturge: Dan Jarvis
Director (2021 R&D): Suzie MacDonald
Images by Shay Rowan