A play which a North East actress wrote about fatphobia and classism after she was repeatedly rejected from casting calls has been selected for Edinburgh Fringe.
Rachel Stockdale began writing 'Fat Chance' after she was mistaken for being pregnant by a worker in a restaurant while on her honeymoon. The 31-year-old was frustrated with the way she had been treated over the years due to being overweight and coming from a benefit class background.
Rachel, who grew up in central Middlesbrough but now lives in North Tyneside, has studied dance at Middlesbrough College, performance at Northumbria University in Newcastle and professional acting at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) in Greater Manchester.
