Big Little Sister is a darkly funny and emotionally sharp solo play about growing up in someone else’s shadow- when that someone is your sibling with disabilities.
The show cuts through the clichés of “inspirational” disability-adjacent sibling narratives. Through surrealist storytelling, monologue, and multimedia- including dialogue voiced by her brother’s communication aid.
Inspired by the term “glass children,” used to describe the ‘invisible’ siblings who grow up in the background of siblings with additional needs, Big Little Sister asks: what happens when the glass finally cracks?
Born from Holly’s lived experience, the show challenges the people and systems who benefit from sanitising or silencing the real stories around disability and care. It is a tribute- to growing up alongside someone profoundly different, and to the defiant joy stitched through the seams of grief, guilt, and fierce love.
"Hats off to the CPT for this fine show, well researched and coming from a place of great passion... Community theatre at its most effective."
Camden New Journal (Human Jam)
