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A Small Enclosed Room with Alfie Murphy

A joyful dark comedy

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An actor in a shark's head bursts through a sheet of blue paper, their face pokes through the shark's mouth

4 Stars

Gleefully dismantles clichés about neurodiversity, one bonkers scene at a time

Theatre-News

A small enclosed room. A shark. What could possibly go wrong?

Welcome to Alfie's world. It's funny, a bit chaotic, and doesn't always behave how you expect.

In A Small Enclosed Room with Alfie Murphy, reality, fantasy and masking blur as Alfie shifts between versions of himself - rockstar, guru, actor, shark. The question isn't which one is real, but why we feel the need to choose. Renowned autistic artists Cian Binchy (The Level, ITV) and Anna Constable (EastEnders, Imposter 22) bend the lines of fantasy and reality in a darkly comic universe.

Expect shark chases, cardboard cut-outs, a rap about Devon, and moments of surprising honesty. Every performance is relaxed and captioned, creating a welcoming, inclusive experience for all audiences.

Created by Cian Binchy in collaboration with Shaun Dunne and Leah Moore. Presented by Access All Areas. 

4 Stars

Undeniably brilliant

North West End

The Making of A Small Enclosed Room with Alfie Murphy

4 Stars

A genuinely funny, engaging and important piece of neurodivergent art

A Young(ish) Perspective

Image gallery

  • A performer stands on stage, hands out and mouth pursed, weating a jacket with lapels and a pocket in white zigzags like teeth.
  • On a raised, round bit of stage, someone sits, leaning forward on their knees, talking earnestly.
  • Two people sit across from each other the raised bit of stage, shark costumes half on over clothes, twisting to face each other. Behind is a flipchart, someone dressed as a clown, a shark, it is surreal.
  • A performer sits center stage, on a chair in a cloud of haze, lights are green and purple.
  • A performer stands on stage, hands out and mouth pursed, weating a jacket with lapels and a pocket in white zigzags like teeth.
  • On a raised, round bit of stage, someone sits, leaning forward on their knees, talking earnestly.
  • Two people sit across from each other the raised bit of stage, shark costumes half on over clothes, twisting to face each other. Behind is a flipchart, someone dressed as a clown, a shark, it is surreal.
  • A performer sits center stage, on a chair in a cloud of haze, lights are green and purple.

Dates & Times

  • Captioned, Relaxed Performance

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  • Captioned, Relaxed Performance

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