Media releases and appearances

ARTS AND MINDS ABC iView

https://iview.abc.net.au/show/arts-and-minds/series/0/video/AR2103V003S00

“OTHERING” reviews

Sydney Morning Herald

“Keenahan is an engaging storyteller who leavens the show’s didacticism with humour and compelling anecdote. She challenges the audience to consider how they speak and behave towards those perceived as other”.

Theatre Red

“Powerfully (Othering) does what live performance can do so brilliantly; it presents us with a real person whose truth is undeniable, and who we refuse to hear only at a risk of diminishment of our own humanity”.

Theatre Thoughts

“Debra calls upon us all to bear witness to past injustices, to our own history and to sign up to a better future based on what she calls the power of respect. We need people like her in all communities who have suffered for so long to bring the privileged society to account”.

Sydney Scoop

“By setting out so beautifully what peace, human dignity and acceptance actually look like in her every day life, Keenahan lights the way forward.

• JANE HUTCHEN https://janehutcheon.com/post/dear-jane-this-is-what-its-like-to-feel-belittled
• DAILY MAIL UK https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6365595/Mother-dwarfism-Debra-Keenahan-reveal-misconceptions-parenting-disability.html
• REVIEWS BY JUDITH https://reviewsbyjudith.com/music-reviews-and-more/2019/12/6/the-empathy-clinic-interview
• UNSW Course Of Empathy https://courseofempathy.org/empathyclinic
• PATIENT WORTHY https://patientworthy.com/2017/11/29/achondroplasia-in-artwork/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=PatientWorthy&utm_content=Challenging%20the%20Stereotypes%20of%20Achondroplasia%20through%20Artwork
• FBi RADIO. Out Of The Box. https://fbiradio.com/945fm/programs/out-of-the-box/2019-11-07-1200/
• UNSW Newsroom Big Anxiety 2019
• MUCK RACK The Conversation. https://muckrack.com/debra-keenahan
• 2RPH NEWS Big Anxiety https://www.2rph.org.au/news/the-big-anxiety-festival-schedule-with-2rph
• KATRINA DOUGLAS Being Debra https://www.katrinadouglas.net/being-debra-1
• IDEAS.ORG https://www.ideas.org.au/podcasts/we-ve-got-this-parenting-with-a-disability-nine-months-of-questions.html
• 2SER https://2ser.com/building-empathy-with-being-debra-vr/.
• SMH 2017 Big Anxiety https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/chat-with-academic-and-artist-debra-keenahan-on-equality-20170919-gykfq4.html
• 3Ders.org on Condescension Powerhouse Museum
• BROADSHEET. https://www.broadsheet.com.au/sydney/entertainment/article/why-do-we-need-festival-about-anxiety
• DAILY TELEGRAPH https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/the-big-anxiety-festival-opens-across-sydney-addressing-everyday-stress-and-strains/news-story/40108b4bd275697657ca74bc7c46d584
• Debra on ABC Breakfast 2/04/2023