'I can hear them three floors away!' The theatres where you don't have to behave
You’re meant to shut up, keep still and pay attention at the theatre – but what if that’s a problem? We examine the rise of ‘relaxed’ spaces where anything goes
November 2017
More pow! to you: Touretteshero's utterly joyous Barbican takeover
Jess Thom’s wonderful weekender featured bipolar pop star Captain Hotknives, a witty striptease by blind performer Amelia Cavallo and poetry done in BSL
August 2017
Not I review – Jess Thom gives Beckett's motormouth extra bite
Jess Thom: ‘I don’t suppress my tics – it’s definitely Beckett with biscuits’
October 2016
Backstage in Biscuit Land review – Tourette's makes for unpredictable, joyous, must-watch theatre
Jess Thom embraces the unexpected in a show that aims to show the surreal, creative and hilarious side to living with Tourette syndrome
December 2015
In my opinion
I have Tourette syndrome and here’s why I want you to laugh – video
Jess Thom’s tics from Tourette syndrome can be funny, but people often suppress their laughter for fear of causing offence. But she argues for an open conversation about disability and difference
August 2014
Theatre blog
Edinburgh festival 2014: the Tourette's hero highs and Nancy Dell'Olio lows
Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Backstage in Biscuit Land – Tourette's and theatre make a joyous combo
July 2014
Jess Thom AKA Touretteshero: comedy at its most unpredictable
There's no telling what will come out of Jess Thom's mouth on stage. That's the joy of having Tourette's, she tells Jo Caird
May 2012
The Tory cuts that slowly hack away at disabled people's lives
Jess Thom
Jess Thom: Disabled people like me depend on the health service. These relentless cuts threaten quality of care for anyone needing help
January 2012
Cameron's Tourette's 'joke' sums up his party's attitude to disabled people
Jess Thom
Jess Thom: Using a disability to insult Ed Balls is cheap, but don't apologise to people like me with Tourette's – stop your assault on the NHS
