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Carol is disabled. She must apply to the Department for Work & Pensions for welfare. Abby applies for a well paying job assessing Personal Independence Payment claimants on behalf of the DWP. A stage play based on real conversations between disabled people and assessors, doctors, and the public, as well as whistleblowers who have called out the "e;grave and systematic violations"e; (UN, 2016) of disabled peoples' rights in the UK.Shortlisted for the Snoo Wilson Award (2018). Winner of the Norfolk Arts New Writing Award (2022)."e;The outcome of MP's heartlessness on real people."e; - Norwich Eye"e;It is impossible not to be moved."e; - Iceni Post"e;Astute and harrowing: one of the most affecting and eloquent pieces of political theatre."e; - Norwich Radical"e;Marie is a person who makes theatre to make change."e; - Concrete