★★★★ Guardian
★★★★ Evening Standard
‘Superbly performed by Jaye Griffiths and sensitively directed by Guy Slater, this is a four-star event that deserves the widest possible audience and movingly vindicates the monologue form.” Guardian
‘Passionate and moving… with a heart breaking sense of authenticity’ Evening Standard
Written by Rahila Gupta
Performed by Jaye Griffiths
Directed by Guy Slater
Music and sound by Sophie Cotton
Don’t Wake Me: The Ballad Of Nihal Armstrong is an intensely dramatic and moving true story of a mother’s tireless battles and inspiring triumphs in her struggle for her disabled son’s rights.
It is a story of severe disability, of battles won against all odds, of struggles, challenges and the frustrations of being misunderstood.
But above all, it is a story of a mother-son relationship unlike any other. A story of a mother’s everlasting love for a very special child, who, through it all, shows intelligence, innocence, charm and a wicked sense of humour.