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  • Writer and performer Abigail Weinstock talks upcoming show ‘Giraffe’: “Masking is such a big part of the autistic experience”

    Writer and performer Abigail Weinstock talks upcoming show ‘Giraffe’: “Masking is such a big part of the autistic experience”

    Inspired by her own personal accounts, the actress and comedian brings humour and drama to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe through a semi-autobiographical play exploring queerness, neurodiversity, and self-acceptance. Guillermo Nazara chats with the performer to learn more about the show’s development and how its celebration of individuality makes a difference. How does it feel to…

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    24 July, 2026
    English contents, Interviews, Sin categoría
    abigail weinstock, autism, Edinburgh fringe, giraffe, giraffe play, jewish theatre, lgbt play, one woman show, queer theatre, queerness
  • Review of ‘The Gathered Leaves’: “Soul-searching narrative builds characters worth rooting for, but cuts down their growth”

    Review of ‘The Gathered Leaves’: “Soul-searching narrative builds characters worth rooting for, but cuts down their growth”

    London’s Park Theatre hosts the return of Andrew Keatly’s stirring play about autism and family relationships, in a new full-scale production featuring a star-studded cast. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its shaded storyline brings enough poignancy to the frond. It’s become fashionable in the last few years…

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    20 August, 2025
    English contents, Reviews
    autism, jonathan hyde, off west end, park theatre, plays about autism, rainman, review the gathered leaves, the gathered leaves, the gathered leaves review
  • Theatre-maker Marina Hata talks new show ‘Shakespeare In Concert’: “It’s most natural to have dissonances in any life —and Shakespeare is, of course, full of them “

    Theatre-maker Marina Hata talks new show ‘Shakespeare In Concert’: “It’s most natural to have dissonances in any life —and Shakespeare is, of course, full of them “

    The author-director continues to develop this new choral piece inspired by the playwright’s legacy, combining excerpts from some of his most notable works with original music performed a capella. Guillermo Nazara chats with the creative to learn more about the making of this show and why there’s never too much of a good thing when…

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    14 July, 2025
    English contents, Interviews, Sin categoría
    autism, camden fringe, fringe theatre, marina hata, off west end, shakespeare, Shakespeare fringe, Shakespeare in concert, the bard

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