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Carol is disabled. She must apply to the Department for Work & Pensions for welfare. Abby applies for a well paying job assessing Personal Independence Payment claimants on behalf of the DWP. A stage play based on real conversations between disabled people and assessors, doctors, and the public, as well as whistleblowers who have called out the ""grave and systematic violations"" (UN, 2016) of disabled peoples' rights in the UK. Shortlisted for the Snoo Wilson Award (2018). Winner of the Norfolk Arts New Writing Award (2022). ""The outcome of MP's heartlessness on real people."" - Norwich Eye ""It is impossible not to be moved."" - Iceni Post ""Astute and harrowing: one of the most affecting and eloquent pieces of political theatre."" - Norwich Radical ""Marie is a person who makes theatre to make change."" - Concrete

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Astute and harrowing: one of the most affecting and eloquent pieces of political theatre. - Norwich Radical Marie is a person who makes theatre to make change. - Concrete The outcome of MP's heartlessness on real people. - Norwich Eye It is impossible not to be moved. - Iceni Post

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Amie M Marie is a queer and disabled comedian, writer, and performer with a first class BA (Hons) in Performance and Scriptwriting from the University of East Anglia. Directly affected by right-wing policies on education, environment, welfare, queer rights, and disability safety, her voice is a call to arms to improve the world we inhabit. Winner of the Norfolk Arts Awards(c) New Writing prize, 2022. Finalist for the Snoo Wilson Award(c) in 2018 www.amiemarie.co.uk

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