The Disabled Women's Theatre Project
A dynamic series of skits and performances by the Disabled Women’s Theatre Project. In exploring and communicating the experience of disability through theatre, the company convey the outrageous, absurd, funny, painful and dramatic moments of their lives. They deal with everything from employment and public transport to Avon lady, telethons and kitchen chaos. The performances are delivered with strong artistic conviction. Pat Regan, director of the Project, affirms, ‘women with disabilities face a double discrimination. As women we are considered to be less competent than men; as requiring intelligence and skill. As disabled women we are considered undesirable in fulfilling the traditional female roles of sexual object, reproduction and functional housekeeper. Our existence in society is viewed as inherently passive and dependent.’
Description Source: Cinenova Catalogue (1994). Edited by Kate Norrish. Editorial committee: Elaine Burrows, Liane Harris, Helen de Witt