| All in a Row | |
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| Written by | Alex Oates |
| Characters | Tamora (mother); Martin (father); Gary (social worker); Laurence (a literal puppet representing an autistic child) |
| Date premiered | 14 February 2019 |
| Place premiered | Southwark Playhouse |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Autism spectrum, family drama |
| Genre | Drama |
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All in a Row Live is a play by Alex Oates about a family with an 11-year-old child on the autism spectrum. The play explores the experiences of the parents of a nonverbal, sometimes violent, autistic boy and the emotions that they experience on the night before he is taken to a residential school for children with disabilities.[1]
The play starred Charlie Brooks, Simon Lipkin, Michael Fox, and Hugh Purves, and was produced by Paul Virides Productions at the Southwark Playhouse.[2] An early draft of All in a Row was long-listed for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting,[3] and the play was chosen as one of the Bolton Octagon Theatre's Top Five in 2017.[4] It was published by Methuen Drama in 2019.[5]
The play has had a polarizing effect on critics and audiences for its use of a puppet to portray an autistic child.[6]
- ^ "World Update". BBC Sounds (Podcast). BBC. 2019-02-11. Event occurs at 16:57. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ "All in a Row". Southwark Playhouse Official Website. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "History of the Bruntwood Prize". Write a Play. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Top 5 scripts chosen out of 800 entries for theatre stage". The Bolton News. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ Oates, Alex (2019). All In A Row. Bloomsbury Academic Methuen. ISBN 978-1-350-12607-7. OCLC 1084302484.
- ^ Stumbo, Ellen. "Play's Use of Puppet Instead of Human for Autistic Character Sparks Outrage". The Mighty. Retrieved 13 February 2019.