Many people love an autobiographical story, but don’t be fooled, this is only loosely autobiographical so Abgail Weinstock didn’t get up to all these things.
She was recently on stage at the Donmar and on Apple TV and BBC, and now she’s coming to the stage at Pleasance this summer.
This comedy play is about masking, misdiagnosis and spending 30 years believing something is wrong with you.
Drawing on her experiences as a gay, Jewish, late-diagnosed autistic woman (who is also far too tall), Weinstock tells a story that is as funny as it is moving. The lead character in Giraffe secretly suspects she’s a sociopath and she’s dedicated her whole life to keeping this a secret. But, after some innocent curiosity lands her with a teeny-tiny restraining order for stalking her captivating new neighbour Tabitha, she’s threatened with exposure.
As she gears up to make her case at her second hearing, an unlikely friendship helps her realise she’s not a terrifying sociopath but an undiagnosed autistic woman.
Hundreds of thousands of women in the UK are living with undiagnosed autism and this fantastic piece of new writing shines a light on this. It’s about self-acceptance, honesty and finding belonging – not by becoming ‘normal’ but by embracing difference.
Giraffe, Pleasance Courtyard (Cellar), 13:45
REDACTED: The Cover-Up of a Cover-Up of a Cover-Up, Pleasance Dome (King Dome), 13:55
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