ABSTRACT

The main part of this chapter features extracts taken from a two-hour interview between Liz Crow and myself conducted on the 1 February 2014, in the wake of her touring performance of Bedding Out. Created and performed by Liz, Bedding Out (Ipswich Arts School, November 2012, Salisbury Arts Centre, April 2013 and Edinburgh Fringe, August 2013) was a live durational performance piece that took place over 48 hours. Taking to a bed (see Figure 5.1 ) in the centre of the performance space, Liz sought to draw attention to the usually hidden aspects of her life in order to bring to light the complexity of her lived experience as a disabled person.