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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Mark Fisher

One of Two review – testimony of twins living with cerebral palsy

‘The problem is conditioning’ … Jack Hunter in One of Two.
‘The problem is conditioning’ … Jack Hunter in One of Two. Photograph: Beth Chalmers

The real drama of Jack Hunter’s one-man play kicks in halfway through. After a meandering chat about his childhood, cheery but largely unremarkable, he plays a video of his sister Bec from 10 years ago.

At the age of 16, she is being interviewed about her campaign for better education. Her disability – she has cerebral palsy – means she needs extra support which, at the time, was not forthcoming from the council. Her honest assessment of her position, struggling to make friends, anxious to bring about simple changes to help her learn, is as touching as it is infuriating. “Teen out to prove she is more than a wheelchair,” reported the Inverness Courier.

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