Assisted Suicide: The Musical (360G-Wellcome-202741_Z_16_Z)

Assisted Suicide The Musical (ASTM) was conceived by Liz Carr, an actor, comedian and disability rights campaigner who speaks out against assisted suicide. Assisted suicide is when a terminally ill or disabled person is assisted, usually by a doctor, to end their life. Consistently in UK opinion polls, the majority of the population support legalising this 'right'. Many disabled people, however, find this a worrying prospect and yet despite this their voices are rarely heard. This will be remedied in Assisted Suicide The Musical where comedy, cabaret and glitz will be the backdrop for issues such as the right to die, choice, quality of life, role of the state and the impact of legalising death. Supported by her collaborators Carr will create a thought-provoking, controversial and entertaining take on the ‘assisted suicide’ debate, drawing upon research conducted for her BBC World Service Documentary, 'When Assisted Death is Legal’ and developed with the support of Rosemarie Garland-Thompson, Professor of English and Bioethics at Emery University and independent thinktank Living and Dying Well. ASTM is commissioned by Unlimited. This application seeks support towards performances as part of Unlimited Festival, UK touring and development of associated platforms for public conversation and debate.