Casting a puppet as an autistic child is a grotesque step backwards | Frances Ryan
A new play about autism has sparked a row by using an inanimate figure pulled by strings in the central role, while the other characters are played by humansThere are some ideas that should never get past the brainstorming stage. All in a Row, a new play about autism at the Southwark Playhouse, London, is under fire for reportedly using a puppet to play the part of an autistic child, with the National Autistic Societ…