{"id":2848,"date":"2019-09-24T11:45:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T10:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/arts-news\/?p=2848"},"modified":"2019-10-03T10:59:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T09:59:01","slug":"drama-alumna-storme-toolis-features-on-the-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/arts-news\/2019\/09\/24\/drama-alumna-storme-toolis-features-on-the-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Drama alumna Storme Toolis features on the BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alumna Storme Toolis, who studied BA (Hons) Drama and English and American Literature<\/a>, was interviewed on BBC Radio 4<\/a> this morning, Tuesday 24 September, about her performance in the latest West End revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg\u00a0<\/i>by playwright Peter Nichols.<\/p>\n

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg<\/em> was inspired by the author\u2019s own experience of raising his daughter. The play tells the story of a couple as they raise their only child Josephine, affectionately nicknamed ‘Joe Egg’, who has cerebral palsy.<\/p>\n

Storme, who takes on the titular role, is the first disabled actor to play the part in the West End’s history. The play also feature Toby Stephens (Oslo, Lost in Space<\/em>), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered<\/em>) and Patricia Hodge (Miranda<\/em>, National Theatre\u2019s Money<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Storme says: ‘[The role] is something that I was interested in. My impairment and [the character’s] impairment are quite different so it did present a few challenges for me, psychologically and emotionally as an actor, but at the same time it’s an incredible story, it’s a really funny and moving piece of theatre’.<\/p>\n

When asked about whether she’s found it difficult to find roles, Storme says: ‘it is challenging when you have a disability, but also in the last 4 or 5 years disability has become much more prevalent in the Arts’.<\/p>\n

The Radio 4 interview is available on BBC Sounds at the link below. The segment featuring Storme starts at approx. 2 hours and 50 minutes into the broadcast: www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m0008nvq<\/a><\/p>\n

Storme also appeared on The One Show<\/em> on Monday 16 September. Storme said of the role: ‘It’s challenging, rewarding, and I’ve had so much fun’.<\/p>\n

The full episode of The One Show <\/em>is available on BBC iPlayer at the link below. Storme appears throughout the programme: www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episode\/m0008l3y\/the-one-show-16092019<\/a><\/p>\n

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg<\/em> will run at Trafalgar Studios until Saturday 30 Nov 2019. Tickets for the play are available here: www.atgtickets.com\/shows\/a-day-in-the-death-of-joe-egg\/trafalgar-studios\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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