剧作家凯瑟·肯的喜剧"特殊",在墨尔本首演,通过残疾人主导的角色来揭露1970年代和80年代特别学校的系统性忽视. 他们倡导艺术与教育中的公平.
Playwright Kath Duncan’s comedy *Specials*, premiering in Melbourne, exposes systemic neglect in 1970s–80s special schools through a disabled-led cast advocating for equity in arts and education.
剧作家凯瑟·肯的新喜剧"特殊事件",在墨尔本首演,以她在悉尼70年代和80年代残疾儿童学校的创伤童年为背景,描绘了一个疏忽的,孤立的环境没有课程和低期望.
Playwright Kath Duncan’s new comedy *Specials*, premiering in Melbourne, draws on her traumatic childhood at a 1970s–80s special school for disabled children in Sydney, depicting a neglectful, isolated environment with no curriculum and low expectations.
该剧自2020年开始发展,使用幽默来对抗残疾教育和代表性的系统性失败,批评皇家委员会因被非残障人士领导而滥用残疾.
The play, developed since 2020, uses humor to confront systemic failures in disability education and representation, criticizing the Royal Commission into Disability Abuse for being led by non-disabled people.
剧中主要由残疾人组成的演员和工作人员,主张"解",让残疾表演者扮演非残疾人的角色,并呼吁在艺术领域提供更多资金和公平.
Centered on a cast and crew largely made up of disabled artists, it advocates for “uncripping” — casting disabled performers in non-disabled roles — and calls for greater funding and equity in the arts.