Take Up Thy Bed and Walk single work   drama  
Note: Created and designed by Gaelle Mellis
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Take Up Thy Bed and Walk
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'"Take Up Thy Bed & Walk" is a subversive performance about women, disability & fiction. Unlike views about women, society's understanding of disability has not changed greatly since Victorian classic fiction for girls were first being penned.

'Spanning this literature, popular music & the personal stories of the performers themselves, "Take Up Thy Bed & Walk" explores the layers of untruths about disability still so present in popular culture today. "Take Up Thy Bed & Walk" is a disability-led project that ground breaks a uniquely accessible audience experience through a creative approach that incorporates Auslan, audio description & other access features into the core aesthetic of the work.'

Source: http://vitalstatistixtheatrecompany. (Sighted 28/09/2012).

Production Details

  • Premiere at the Waterside, 11 Nile St Port Adelaide, by Vitalstastix, h October to 10th November, 2012. Director: Ingrid Voorendt.

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Works about this Work

The Disabled Have Roles To Play Bridget Cormack , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 30 October 2012; (p. 14)

— Review of Take Up Thy Bed and Walk Hilary Bell , 2012 single work drama
The Disabled Have Roles To Play Bridget Cormack , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 30 October 2012; (p. 14)

— Review of Take Up Thy Bed and Walk Hilary Bell , 2012 single work drama
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