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Scrounger, Finborough Theatre
Stereotypes sharply challenged in dramatisation of fight against injustice by activist with a disability
DYNAMIC DUO: Athena Stevens (left) and Leigh Quinn
[Lily McLeish]
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THE #FINBOROUGHFORFREE initiative continues apace with a show from one of the west London’s theatre’s playwrights-in-residence.
Inspired by a traumatising ordeal in which she was removed from a flight and had her wheelchair damaged beyond repair, Scrounger tells the full story of Athena Stevens’s fight for justice.
Adopting the character of Scrounger, Stevens bounces off her multi-roleing sidekick Leigh Quinn — PA as she is referred to in the cast list.
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