Guerilla Autistics Year 8 – Scenes From an Undiagnosed Life

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Spoken Word (neurodiversity led, stand-up)

  • Venue 151
    Laughing Horse @ Bar 50 - The Alcove
  • 12:00
  • Aug 8-19
  • 45 minutes
  • Suitability: 16+ (Guideline)
  • Country: United Kingdom - England
  • Group: Paul Wady, now performing the Guerilla Autistics show.
  • Warnings and additional info: Audience participation, Contains distressing themes
  • Accessibility:
    Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
    Signed Performance
    Relaxed Performance
    May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.
Venue Age Restriction: Strictly 18+ after 18:00. Camera will be at the back so you cannot see anyone heads. The link will be available on my Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Description

For the eighth year of this universally unique, neurodiversifying, audience-participatory solo show, Paul Wady has changed the name to Guerilla Autistics and wants to take you all back in time. (No more Nazi Hans Aspergers connotations). Born in 1963. Diagnosed autistic in 2004. How do you spend 41 years hiding what you are from even yourself? How do you love, live and relate as a Scouse punk-rocker Buddhist whose closet neurodivergent nature alienates him from most people? Contains laughs, tears, obsessions, autism and neurodiversity.

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General venue access

  • Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
    Signed Performance
    Relaxed Performance
  • Accessible entry: There is level access from the bar and cowgate entrance

    • Wheelchair access type: Level Access

  • Stairs: Information not supplied

Each venue can contain several space with different accessibly information. Visit the venue page for full venue accessibility info

Signed performances

  • Dates: 18 August
  • Interpreter: Chloe Elders - Not Selected
  • Type: BSL
  • Booking options: You can book independently online, or contact our access team to book your tickets and request any specific seating requests in relation to the location of the interpeter.

Relaxed performances

  • Dates: 4 August, 5 August, 6 August, 7 August, 8 August, 9 August, 10 August, 11 August, 12 August, 13 August, 14 August, 15 August, 16 August, 17 August, 18 August, 19 August
  • Booking options: You can book independently online, or contact our access team for more information or to discuss any accessibility requirements.
  • Additional information: I am an autistic adult, trying to NeuroDiversify the audience. So anything goes. The space should be such that people just do not need the usual adjustments. It's always been okay in the past.

Be aware that this show features:

  • Audience required to sing/speak along with/for performer
  • Performer goes into audience area
  • Loud/repetitive/high pitched/unexpected or overlapping sound
  • Heavily dialogue-driven scenes
  • Permission to move around and make noise
  • Permission to engage with performer

Show does not feature:

  • Total Audience Black Out
  • Flashing Lights/Strobed Lighting
  • Distinctive smells
  • Special effects (e.g. smoke/bubbles/pyrotechnics)
  • Latex balloons
  • Characters expressing anger
  • Audience required to walk around
  • Audience required to undertake directed movement
  • Audience invited on stage
  • An intermission
  • Audience chill out area
  • Show guide or synopsis or character list

How and when to make an access booking

Our access tickets service is available to anyone who:

  • Would like to book specific accessibility services, e.g. a hearing loop, audio description headsets, captioning units, seating in relation to the location of the BSL interpreter
  • Requires extra assistance when at a venue
  • Has specific seating requirements
  • Is a wheelchair user
  • Requires a complimentary personal assistant ticket to attend a performance

There are no audience reviews for this show.

Participants - for further details on our audience and published review policies, including how to add or opt out of reviews, please click here.

Neurodiverse Review (3/5 stars) about 2 hours ago

Paul’s show is an essential resource for anyone who wants to know more about what it is like to be autistic, but also a show of solidarity for other autistics, a coming together.

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Dates, Times and Prices