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Free, Safe, Legal, Local Abortion For Everyone Who Needs It

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  • SEARCH
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Cotton Fingers at the MAC

Image courtesy of National Theatre Wales

Image courtesy of National Theatre Wales

Set in Belfast, Cotton Fingers tells the story of a young woman’s journey to Wales to access free NHS abortion care. Aoife, from west Belfast, boards her first ever flight - alone - in order to access healthcare not available to her at home. This brilliantly funny and deeply moving show takes the audience on Aoife’ journey, not only to Wales but though her family life, her ambitions, her shame and guilt, her want for more and how she came to end up on her own with a frizzy haired Welsh nurse assisting her through an abortion. 

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tags: travel, arts, theatre, Wales, Belfast, activism
categories: arts
Monday 05.27.19
Posted by Emma Campbell
 
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