A Small Enclosed Room With Alfie Murphy

About

Welcome to Alfie’s world.

It’s funny, a bit chaotic, and doesn’t always behave how you expect.

In A Small Enclosed Room with Alfie Murphy, reality, fantasy and masking blur as Alfie shifts between versions of himself - rockstar, guru, actor, shark. The question isn’t which one is real, but why we feel the need to choose.

Created and performed by acclaimed autistic artists Cian Binchy and Anna Constable, this joyful dark comedy explores autism and mental health through humour, imagination and direct connection with the audience.

Expect shark chases, cardboard cut-outs, a rap about Devon, and moments of surprising honesty. Every performance is relaxed and captioned, creating a welcoming, inclusive experience for all audiences.

A small enclosed room. A shark.

What could possibly go wrong?

‘Gleefully dismantles clichés about neurodiversity, one bonkers scene at a time.’ ★★★★ - Theatre-News

‘A genuinely funny, engaging and important piece of neurodivergent art.’ ★★★★ - A Young(ish) perspective

‘Undeniably brilliant, it clearly delivered in spades.’ ★★★★ - North West End UK

‘Inventive, moving and unexpectedly hilarious.’ ★★★★ - Everything Theatre

Additional Information

Part of Kaleidoscopic Minds: Festival of Neurodiversity 2026

Ticketed seperately.

Produced by Access All Areas

Duration: 65 mins

Age guidance: 14+

Sensory notes: this show contains Loud music, Shouting, Audience participation, Haze.

Emotional/thematic notes: Mental health, Sex (discussed, not shown), Violence (discussed, not shown), Swearing, Shouting in anger, Autism and medical diagnosis, Drugs and alcohol, Clowns.

A quiet breakout space will be available for any audience members who need to take some time out. This show will be captioned with open captioning.

Pre-show familiarisation and touch tours are available upon request. Please email annaruth.peelcusson@exeterphoenix.org.uk with ‘Alfie Murphy Tour’ in the subject line to book your place.

Tours give neurodivergent and visually impaired audience members the opportunity to touch the sets, props and costumes and familiarise themselves with the auditorium ahead of the performance.

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