Ouch runs the disability part of the BBC website and a podcast on the BBC with a focus on disability and diverse stories. They are looking for unusual, complex and humorous stories just waiting to be told … and they are here to help you tell them. If chosen, you’ll get to work with a top comedy script producer and perform it at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Guidelines 

• They ask that the story is true, you are disabled or have a mental health difficulty and that this is at the heart of your story
• They particularly like funny stories or those that give an insight into something the audience may not have thought about before.
• The performed versions must run no longer than about seven or eight minutes.
• You need to be at least 18 years old to take part.
• They require you to come to Edinburgh and perform your story in person, so make sure you’re free and able to join on 5 August 2019.  Accommodation is available, and travel funding is available if you are based in the UK.