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1981 & a hard right government make savage cuts as party members wear hang nelson mandela badges. poverty, racist attacks, hunger strikes, terrorism & a royal wedding ... & playground chants ov spaz change to joey because joey deacon who lived with cerebral palsy appears on blue peter.
About the author
Sean Burn is a Jessie Kesson literary fellow - Moniack Mhor, Scotland's writing centre 2016. Part of
Graeae's first year of 'Write to play' scheme developing disabled / deaf writers, including a
placement at the Royal Court Theatre and mentoring from Selma Dimitrijevic. Third full-length
collection of poetry - is that a bruise or a tattoo now available.
Previous full-length plays include cutter (Half Moon Theatre [Time Out's Play of the Year for Young
People]), ghost-tag (Edinburgh Fringe), sweet (CTC), taking the blood of butterflies (Oval House
Theatre), voices (Pegasus Youth Theatre), & next swan down the river might be black (gobscure
national tour, published by Aurora Metro).
Last full-length play collector of tears toured nationally by gobscure, was north-east play of the
year (British Theatre Guide), and was published by Aurora Metro.
Summary
Joey is a high octane monologue about multiple possibilities for survival if you are like joey. They've travelled far and wide, joey's travelling still. Towards the end of their childhood, disabled author Joey Deacon goes on BBC TV's Blue Peter andovernight 'joey' becomes a term of abuse in schoolyards across the country.'
