Patch of Blue’s new Edinburgh production explores disabled actor Keron Day’s experiences of employing live-in personal assistants, focusing on his changing friendship with a new PA, Dani. The review praises its compassionate, humorous and emotionally truthful approach to the difficult boundaries between care, employment and personal connection.

Written by Day with Helen Chong and director Alex Howarth, the play contrasts supportive carers with past assistants who were needy or distant, while examining the intimacy of daily care. Musician Merle Powell-Smith contributes live folk compositions, and the production links Day’s personal story to wider concerns about stigma, relationships and government cuts affecting care.