A-Typical Rainbow

by J.J. Green

An imaginative child’s glorious fantasies – of dolphins and dragonflies, gingerbread houses and chocolate rivers – offer him an escape from hostile reality.

When reality dictates he has to conform to the ‘real world’, he has to make a choice. Should he live authentically and risk stigma, or can he continue to hide?

Based on real events from the perspective of the writer and the autistic community, A-Typical Rainbow is an uplifting play about the experience of growing up neurodivergent and queer in early 2000s Britain.

This edition includes the full text of the play along with contributions from the largely – and proudly – neurodivergent cast and creative team.

Genres: Drama

96 pages, Paperback

Published July 7, 2022

Reviews

[✰matthew✰ · Rating 5 out of 5]

great, very relatable and honest. the blurred lines and what they depicted worked really well for me. the concept of the necklace was also interesting and effective. some of the little quips and comments were powerful and some made me giggle. a really solid play, with serious discussions, plenty of honesty and a little sarcasm too.

i wish i’d seen this play when it was on.

[Robyn Oliver · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written by playwright JJ Green, this play offers an authentic and sometimes humorous account of rowing up queer and autistic. Exploring the connect, or sometimes disconnect, between reality of a world that accommodates neuro-typicals and the lived experiences of neurodivergent people when 'othered' by society. In Green's own words the play is meant to reverse the imagery that the lens of autism is an outsider looking in. Blurring the lines between imagination and reality to question neuro-typical standards.