{"product_id":"criptales-mat-fraser-9781848429857","title":"Criptales: Six Monologues","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the liberation of the electric wheelchair to the ignominy of discrimination and incarceration, there have been both great advances and terrible setbacks for disabled people in Britain over the last fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard-hitting and hilarious, personal and poignant, \u003cem\u003eCripTales \u003c\/em\u003ecomprises six fictional monologues portraying some very real experiences. From negotiating friendships and personal assistants, navigating the benefits system, and experiencing sexual fulfilment, they challenge the view that having a disability is a problem or 'not normal'. Normal doesn't exist!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCripTales\u003c\/em\u003e was commissioned by the BBC and broadcast on BBC Four and BBC America in 2020 to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act, which criminalised discrimination against disabled people in many areas of life. The production had disabled people at its core - as writers, directors and actors of all six monologues. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMat Fraser, the series' Creative Director, said, \"Disabled voices have been shut out of mainstream TV drama for too long and this is a chance to showcase some of the wonderful, inventive, funny, dramatic, sexy and sobering potential available... We called the series \u003cem\u003eCripTales\u003c\/em\u003e, as the word 'crip' has been taken by the disabled community as a self-empowering title since the late '80s, and these are authentic stories and tales from people who identify as Deaf and Disabled people and who are embedded in disabled community.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume comprises: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThunderbox\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eGenevieve Barr\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eMat Fraser\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaper Knickers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eJackie Hagan\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Shed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eMatilda Ibini\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHamish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eJack Thorne\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Real Deal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eTom Wentworth\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mat Fraser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848429851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848429857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Mat Fraser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981983613183,"sku":"9781848429857","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ae29ceb-4790-43df-a448-0baa0c2f86f6.jpg?v=1683258619","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/criptales-mat-fraser-9781848429857","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}