I've had over 70,000 pricks... of the medical kind. This is my chance to set the record straight about type 1 diabetics like me. Despite what people say, I'm not bankrupting the NHS. And I can eat a cake a whole bloody cake if I want to. This urgent, funny show blends warmly engaging storytelling with poetry and an original soundscape. It tells a surprisingly moving and uplifting story about families and learning to care for each other better. Join me as I learn to cope with the ups and downs of dealing with a lot of pricks.
Pricks is written and performed by Jade Byrne. She has been a professional actor for 13 years and a Type 1 Diabetic for 32 years. She wanted to create Pricks to raise awareness of Type 1 Diabetes and it's differences to Type 2 Diabetes. There are lot of misconceptions, misunderstandings and misdiagnosis surrounding Type 1 and Pricks aims to get rid of the "mis" in these terms.