REVIEW: Mind Full, Mon Espoir, EdFringe 2026 ★★★★

A calm and ethereal dreamscape, which makes you truly feel as if you are inside a disabled person’s brain.

Mind Full follows writer/performer Lewis Teckkam, a man with quadriplegic cerebral palsy, as he builds his internal world, with Dougal Fay, Lukca Henry Best and Struan Henderson playing out different emotions and thought patterns within Teckkam’s mind, dissecting the way he thinks and analysing the way he views the world. The piece is accompanied by musician Cormac Thomas, who plays jazz piano to create an ethereal dreamlike experience. 

Mind Full takes on the goal of recreating an entire lived experience of a severely disabled person in 50 minutes, and it absolutely lives up to this goal. There is no real plot, no through line for this show, it is simply a moment in the mind of Lewis Teckkam, a series of disconnected thoughts which explore how he views the world, and how he uses his imagination to build a world for himself despite his constraints in reality.

The show looks at his ways of escaping, his feelings of guilt and hopelessness, and the world from his perspective. It’s also incredibly meta in what it is doing, regularly breaking the fourth wall and openly acknowledging its own non-linear narrative, saying “I’m not sure this counts as theatre” and adding that incentive to Lewis’ pool of doubts. 

The performers shine with their three clear emotional architects, each of them showing clear differentiation, and unique movement patterns, despite often repeating the same lines as each other. I also want to praise the incredible job this show does of highlighting inaccessibility at the fringe.

Due to the nature of the theatre, Teckkam was unable to move around at all during the show, and had to be carefully manoeuvred by the cast off the stage’s ledge as it had no clear level access. While I believe this stillness from Teckkam benefitted the show, it also shone a light on the failures that disabled people will face when their access needs are not met. 

Mind Full, while beautifully written, did at times start to feel repetitive, with a large quantity of the lines being repeated by all members of the ensemble. I felt myself wanting to learn more about the lived experience from Lewis, where these thoughts and feelings come from, instead of perceiving them as almost disembodied. 

Mind Full is a great success for disability representation within theatre, and I greatly look forward to seeing what Mon Espoir come up with next.

Recommended Drink: Fresh Rainwater, Lavender Tea, a sensation of inner peace.

Mind Full has now concluded performances at EdFringe 2026.