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Wiebke Green’s staging of Philip Ridley’s play returns with an Arcola Theatre run after its initial 2020 livestream with the Southwark Playhouse.

‘The Poltergeist’ review – Philip Ridley’s bitter monologue, delivered at dizzying, break-neck speed

Wiebke Green’s staging of Philip Ridley’s play returns with an Arcola Theatre run after its initial 2020 livestream with the Southwark Playhouse.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 1d

The follow-up to The Dan Daw Show is now playing at Battersea Arts Centre before embarking on a UK tour.

‘Exxy’ review – Dan Daw’s powerful play on disability, exertion and resilience

The follow-up to The Dan Daw Show is now playing at Battersea Arts Centre before embarking on a UK tour.

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'This production serves up a powerful message as it gets to the heart of community, of connection, of theatre.' - @liamodell.com

A gleaming ★★★★★ for My English Persian Kitchen 😁 Powerful stuff.

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‘My English Persian Kitchen’ review – Food and theatre fusion excites the senses

Hannah Khalil’s play, based on a story by Atoosa Sepehr and featuring live cooking, returns to Soho Theatre Dean Street.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 3d

Life of Pi star Hiran Abeysekera takes on the Dane in a National Theatre production directed by Operation Mincemeat’s Robert Hastie.

‘Hamlet’ review – Hiran Abeysekera rushes through the royal’s woes

Life of Pi star Hiran Abeysekera takes on the Dane in a National Theatre production directed by Operation Mincemeat’s Robert Hastie.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 4d

The Bengson’s play with music arrives at the Young Vic for its long-awaited London transfer after an acclaimed Edinburgh run.

‘Ohio’ review – Foot-stomping fuzziness in man’s musical deaf journey

The Bengson’s play with music arrives at the Young Vic for its long-awaited London transfer after an acclaimed Edinburgh run.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 5d

Hannah Khalil’s play, based on a story by Atoosa Sepehr and featuring live cooking, returns to Soho Theatre Dean Street.

‘My English Persian Kitchen’ review – Food and theatre fusion excites the senses

Hannah Khalil’s play, based on a story by Atoosa Sepehr and featuring live cooking, returns to Soho Theatre Dean Street.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 6d

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s statement on the “horrific” terror attack in Manchester on Thursday will remain inaccessible to British Sign Language (BSL) signers, after Downing Street shared the video without BSL interpretation.

Manchester attack: Keir Starmer’s statement to remain inaccessible to deaf BSL signers

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s statement on the “horrific” terror attack in Manchester on Thursday will remain inaccessible to British Sign Language (BSL) signers, after Downing Street shared the video without BSL interpretation.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 6d

Alfie Webster’s solo show transfers to Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre following a sell-out run at Theatre503 in 2023.

‘lenny’ review – Affecting, awkwardly funny comedy on one man’s heartache

Alfie Webster’s solo show transfers to Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre following a sell-out run at Theatre503 in 2023.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 8d

Jane Upton’s Bruntwood Prize shortlisted play on motherhood gets a staging at London’s Park Theatre.

‘(the) Woman’ review – Mess of a motherhood play

Jane Upton’s Bruntwood Prize shortlisted play on motherhood gets a staging at London’s Park Theatre.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 10d

Indhu Rubasingham kickstarts her tenure as the new National Theatre director with a new version of Euripides' Greek tragedy, penned by Heartstopper's Nima Taleghani.

‘Bacchae’ review – Fun and flashy, if flawed, spin on Euripides

Indhu Rubasingham kickstarts her tenure as the new National Theatre director with a new version of Euripides' Greek tragedy, penned by Heartstopper's Nima Taleghani.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 11d

Will Lord’s debut play on OCD and aspirations premieres at Hampstead Theatre.

‘The Billionaire Inside Your Head’ review – Rumination vs manifestation marred by OCD misinformation

Will Lord’s debut play on OCD and aspirations premieres at Hampstead Theatre.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 12d

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced digital identification would be in place by 2029, in his second major speech to come without British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation in a week.

Keir Starmer unveils digital ID plans in latest inaccessible speech

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced digital identification would be in place by 2029, in his second major speech to come without British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation in a week.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 13d

Joe Locke, Ruaridh Mollica and Sophie Melville star in a beautiful, delicate play from The Whale writer Samuel D. Hunter.

‘Clarkston’ review – Joe Locke glows in warehouse drama you warm to

Joe Locke, Ruaridh Mollica and Sophie Melville star in a beautiful, delicate play from The Whale writer Samuel D. Hunter.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 13d

Max Webster's version of Shakespeare's bloody tragedy transfers to the Hampstead Theatre following its initial Royal Shakespeare Company run.

‘Titus Andronicus’ review – Max Webster’s menacingly mechanical staging

Max Webster's version of Shakespeare's bloody tragedy transfers to the Hampstead Theatre following its initial Royal Shakespeare Company run.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 13d

The Young Vic’s new artistic director Nadia Fall kickstarts her inaugural season with a staging of Joe Orton’s cult classic.

‘Entertaining Mr Sloane’ review – Jordan Stephens makes one-sided stage debut

The Young Vic’s new artistic director Nadia Fall kickstarts her inaugural season with a staging of Joe Orton’s cult classic.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 15d

The British Deaf Association (BDA) has called on the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to “join in the celebration” of British Sign Language (BSL) and put deaf culture at the top of its inventory on ‘intangible cultural heritage’ in the UK.

UK Government urged to place deaf culture at ‘top of the list’ on cultural heritage inventory

The British Deaf Association (BDA) has called on the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to “join in the celebration” of British Sign Language (BSL) and put deaf culture at the top of its inventory on ‘intangible cultural heritage’ in the UK.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 15d

If you want a book on the timely issue of how science lost the trust of the autism community, and how it can win it back - with chapters on what we can learn from the MMR vaccine scandal and how politicians can impact trust in autism research - head over to liamodell.com/books/ to get your copy.

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Photo: Ian Ross. When trust breaks down, how do we begin to fix it? Set against the controversial history of genetic research into autism, from the Spectrum 10K study led by Professor Simon Baron-C…

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 15d

Great thread from Heini, who very kindly shared her knowledge and insight on autism research and genetics for my debut non-fiction book, ‘Selling Out the Spectrum’:

Heini M Natri @heinimnatri.bsky.social · 16d

Some thoughts about today’s announcement on Tylenol, “the autism epidemic”, and the $50M NIH initiative ADSI. 1/

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 15d

US president Donald Trump held a press conference on autism on Monday, in which he made the baseless and unsubstantiated claim that taking Tylenol (also known as acetaminophen or paracetamol) on pregnancy was linked to autism in children.

No, Tylenol does not cause autism: Trump’s press conference debunked

US president Donald Trump held a press conference on autism on Monday, in which he made the baseless and unsubstantiated claim that taking Tylenol (also known as acetaminophen or paracetamol) on pregnancy was linked to autism in children.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 15d

The AI play from Matthew Gasda has its London premiere in Hackney after sold-out runs in New York and San Francisco.

‘Doomers’ review – Brooding tech execs talk AI in boring, wordy debate

The AI play from Matthew Gasda has its London premiere in Hackney after sold-out runs in New York and San Francisco.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 16d

Ordinarily, I would post this on Twitter/X, but as I refuse to use that cesspit anymore I’ll share it here: if any producers/editors need someone to comment on Trump’s incoming #autism announcement, I’m an autistic journalist and author who’s written the book on trust in autism research. Let’s chat!

Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 17d

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the “moment has now arrived” for the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state, in a video released to social media on Sunday without British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation.

UK formally recognises Palestine in inaccessible statement from Keir Starmer

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the “moment has now arrived” for the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state, in a video released to social media on Sunday without British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 18d

Bram Stoker’s classic gets a feminist rewrite courtesy of ‘Emilia’ playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm.

‘Dracula’ review – Stop-start feminist spin on Stoker struggles to spook

Bram Stoker’s classic gets a feminist rewrite courtesy of ‘Emilia’ playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 19d

Juliet Stevenson stars as a UN relief worker reconciling with her past in a new play directed by ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ co-director Stephen Daldry.

‘The Land of the Living’ review – Astonishingly acted epic starring Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson stars as a UN relief worker reconciling with her past in a new play directed by ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ co-director Stephen Daldry.

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Liam O’Dell (He/Him) @liamodell.com · 19d

The ‘One Day’ actor is the fourth performer to star in Duncan Macmillan’s one-person play on grief and depression, now playing at @sohoplace.

‘Every Brilliant Thing’ review – Ambika Mod is charismatic in Macmillan’s millennial rewrite

The ‘One Day’ actor is the fourth performer to star in Duncan Macmillan’s one-person play on grief and depression, now playing at @sohoplace.

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