Why a double mastectomy before the age of 30 can be a laughing matter | Olivia Hirst
My play about the cancer gene BRCA1, Goodstock, raises honest issues about preventive surgery in a funny, uplifting way. I should know, I've tested positiveMy theatre company, Lost Watch, and I have made a show about biomedical misfortune, the BRCA1 gene mutation, and my family " without their permission. It's called Goodstock and it opened last week at the Pleasance Courtyard as part of the Edinburgh festival fringe…