Cork artist Moss Russell: 'I felt I had two options — go into politics or art'

 A new play explores the unspoken rules that shape social occasions, writes Colette Sheridan

Brian O’Mahony and Moss Russell in a scene from Uncouth. 

Multi-disciplinary artist Moss Russell, who is neurodivergent with a diagnosis of autism and ADHD (AUDHD), says they want to be an agent for change. This Ballincollig-based parent of two children (who are also neurodivergent) has written a play with their partner, Brian O’Mahony, which they will both perform at the Disrupt Disability Arts Festival, taking place at the Project Arts Centre in Dublin.

The play (Russell’s third) explores the unspoken rules that shape social occasions. Using circus, the audience will be taken “on an absurd journey examining how politeness can feel like you’re playing an impossible game with no instructions”.