Fringe Reviewer Erin Williamson came out of Falling: A Disabled Love Story very excited and with lots to say about it. Thankfully Aaron Pang, the writer and performer, agreed to chat to her. Here they are over zoom on the last Saturday morning of the Edinburgh Fringe – listen as they talk story structures, the different ways into disabled storytelling, and disabled experience at the Fringe (and everywhere else).
Falling: A Disabled Love Story. Sex, lies and disability, Aaron Pang plays with our preconceived ideas and dismantles the “acceptable” disability stories.
Receiving Highly Recommended from FringeReview, our reviewer Paul T. Davies said it is “a bold and intimate show, constantly subverting our expectations, and the title is an excellent pun on the word falling: falling in love, falling for a lie, falling into our own expectations. And Pang plays beautifully with our acceptance and perception.”
About the show: ‘Based on writer and performer Aaron Pang’s own experience, Falling: A Disabled Love Story confronts us with our own preconceived ideas of disability, and Aaron Pang talks honestly about life, sex and love after an accident and disability. Or does he? The bold twist to this show is that Pang tells us two stories, one heard a thousand times, the “acceptable” disability story, the “comforting lie”, a feel-good tale of overcoming diversity and finding love. Then we have the story not heard before, more complex, with blurred lines. It’s bold and provocative, and Pang is a highly engaging performer. He points out his “hotness”, beams with confidence, but there is a vulnerability that he allows to be seen, both funny and thought provoking.’ – Paul T., Davies
Read our full review here https://fringereview.co.uk/review/edinburgh-fringe/2025/falling-a-disabled-love-story/
And find the details of the show here https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/falling-disabled-love-story It is running at Bunker 2, Pleasance Courtyard until Monday the 25th of August.
