Theatre: Toilet Paper Diaries at Disrupt Disability Arts Festival

A raw and heartfelt piece of theatre by Porcelain Delaney about childhood dreams, medical gaslighting and the fight to be heard, followed by in-conversation with Sue Rainsford as part of Disrupt Disability Arts Festival.

Taking place on Endometriosis Awareness Month and coinciding with International Women’s Day, Toilet Paper Diaries is a play written and performed by Porcelain Delaney. It follows thirty-year-old Eloise on a pivotal day, waiting anxiously in a room, unsure how to process the enormity of what lies ahead. As she delves into her childhood diaries, we meet a joyful nine-year-old Eloise, a promising ballerina certain of her future stardom, until the onset of her period derails her dreams. Suddenly thrust into a battle with dismissive doctors, Eloise refuses to be silenced, fighting to be heard. This heartbreaking and hilarious tale is visually evocative and will deeply resonate with anyone with endometriosis or another condition which has led to medical gaslighting.

The performance will be followed by an in-conversation with Irish writer Sue Rainsford, whose work explores themes of the body, illness, and transformation, topics that deeply resonate with the endo experience and spark important conversations about bodily autonomy and pain.

A touch tour will take place 30 minutes prior to the event. For more information or to book, visit disruptfestival.ie

Access

Access services available at this event include:

• Irish Sign Language
• Open Captioning
• Relaxed Performance
• Touch Tour
• Audio Description
• ‘Know Before You Go’
• COVID Safety
• Sensory Tool Kit

If you have questions about accessibility for any of our events, or you require further information, please contact info@disruptfestival.ie

Trigger Warnings

All events are live and/or involve discussion, we have listed some trigger warnings for each event and Disrupt will do their best to forewarn about any potential triggers during the events as they unfold. All events will deal with topics of disability, access and ableism. Toilet Paper Diaries includes strong language and mild sexual references as well as themes relating to endometriosis and medical gaslighting.

About Disrupt

This unique festival is designed to deepen understanding and appreciation for the richness of experiences and perspectives that define disability in Ireland. Disrupt Disability Arts Festival actively dismantles barriers to artistic engagement faced by both artists and audiences with lived experience of disability.Guided by the principles of the social model of disability, Disrupt Disability Arts Festival is a disability-led and disability-focused event. It foregrounds quality artistic practices while challenging prevailing notions about disability. Disrupt Disability Arts Festival is a space for connection between the Irish disability community and wider society, opening dialogue and creating shared experiences.The festival’s hybrid events (in-person and online) open up the programme to wider disability communities, but also to carers and national arts audiences who may face economic or geographical barriers. You can view the social story for the Project Arts Centre below.Join Disrupt Disability Arts Festival from 6-8 March 2025 at Project Arts Centre and online.

If you have any questions about the festival please do not hesitate to get in touch by emailing info@disruptfestival.ie

Images courtesy of Porcelain Delaney.