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Coming Out With Dr Who

 
Paul Fisher Cockburn Review by Paul Fisher Cockburn 2 Published: 16 Aug 2025 Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey Show Dates: 13 Aug 2025-24 Aug 2025

This cramped little show fundamentally fails, as advertised, to explain how the iconic BBC science fiction series helped writer/performer S J Wyatt “come to terms with being a bipolar, queer, neurodiverse, wannabe activist” – although the psychiatrists they view as emotionless Cybermen would doubtless be interested in their repeated Mother/Dalek comparisons.

Reminisces that neither gel together nor build momentum

Consisting of various reminisces that neither gel together nor build momentum, an unfortunately silence-laden “song” mid way, and a banal self-penned episode called The Biphobic Monster of Doom (performed by some innocent audience members), this is frankly disappointing.

On the plus side, though, the sparkly home-made props are quite good.

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Comedian and storyteller SJ brings a bittersweet, interactive show about how Doctor Who helped them come to terms with being a bipolar, queer, neurodiverse, wannabe activist. Out of the closet into the TARDIS. SJ is a bisexual, bipolar, geeky queer activist. Each of these things have a coming out story. SJ and the audience create SJ’s coming out experiences as an episode of Doctor Who. Wyatt and the audience, using heavily bejewelled props, create sound effects, shape the narrative and choose their own monster. Viva la revolution! Unless it clashes with Doctor Who.