Learning to Swim on an Ironing Board – HOME, Manchester

Amidst the chaos of Brexit, it is easy to miss an important debate that happened in parliament this week. Fibromyalgia is a condition with 'too many syllables to be anything other than shite'. It causes excruciating pain, chronic fatigue and forgetfulness (fibro-fog). After a petition attracted over 115,000 signatures, MPs debated this week whether fibromyalgia... Continue Reading →

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Learning to Swim on an Ironing Board – “It’s a metaphor for living with an invisible disability”. An interview with Conor A.

Learning to Swim on an Ironing Board is a new piece commissioned by HOME theatre in Manchester, as part of their annual Push Festival, aimed at promoting emerging creative talent across the region. I caught up with spoken word artist Conor A. to discuss his new show and the impact fibromyalgia has on his on... Continue Reading →

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