{"product_id":"9781839041037-a-typical-rainbow","title":"A-Typical Rainbow","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn uplifting play about the experience of growing up neurodivergent and queer in early 2000s Britain, based on real events from the perspective of the writer and the autistic community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I can change colours of objects by looking at them, hear the symphonies of household simplicities, taste the emotions in a room like sweet or bitter wine, and feel life's every heartbeat breaking through my ribcage in glorious technicolour. Just don't ask me to make eye contact.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn imaginative child's glorious fantasies – of dolphins and dragonflies, gingerbread houses and chocolate rivers – offer him an escape from hostile reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen reality dictates he has to conform to the 'real world', he has to make a choice. Should he live authentically and risk stigma, or can he continue to hide?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on real events from the perspective of the writer and the autistic community, JJ Green's \u003cem\u003eA-Typical Rainbow\u003c\/em\u003e is an uplifting play about the experience of growing up neurodivergent and queer in early 2000s Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt premiered at London's Turbine Theatre in June 2022, produced by Aria Entertainment, directed by Bronagh Lagan, and starring playwright JJ Green, who is a passionate advocate for autistic artists like himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes the full text of the play along with contributions from the largely – and proudly – neurodivergent cast and creative team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56452075061622,"sku":"9781839041037","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28542737.jpg?v=1760471598","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839041037-a-typical-rainbow","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}