EXXY – Leeds Playhouse
Dan Daw is described as a queer, crippled dance artist and EXXY traces his journey from a disabled working class kid deep in the Australian outbreak to international touring performer.
EXXY is Aussie slang for ‘that’s expensive, mate’, and It’s a deeply personal response to the success of his last self titled show that left Daw with the sort of imposter syndrome that most working class artists will recognise. The good news is that EXXY on the whole works as Daw uses spoken word and dance to reflect on his life and work.
This show is presented as part of the Leeds based Transform Festival that brings challenging international acts to the city, and they have a proud record of supporting disabled led theatre companies. As does Leeds Playhouse, and this is a really inclusive production w...