All in a Row (play)
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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]
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 (2019-02-14) |
Place premiered | Southwark Playhouse |
Original language | English |
Subject | Autism spectrum, family drama |
Genre | Drama |
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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]