The Electricity of Every Living Thing

De: Katherine May

Narrado por: full cast, Julie Parsons - adaptor

Step into the wild.

Age thirty-eight and feeling every day of it, Katherine May sets out to walk the 630-mile South West Coast Path. Determined to reconnect with her sense of self and rediscover her love of nature, she seeks to understand why everyday life can feel overwhelming and isolating; why sensory environments can become all-consuming and why normality seems to involve social expectations that are exhausting. As she begins her journey, answers begin to unfold—starting with a chance encounter with a voice on the radio that sparks the realisation that she may be autistic. Katherine’s walking becomes a process of both psychological and physical exploration and moments of discovery as she navigates and re-evaluates her life so far.

An immersive audio drama based on the original memoir The Electricity of Every Living Thing by Katherine May. This series compels you to walk with Katherine on her journey along the line of the South West Coast. In this adaptation, Katherine’s story is recreated as an immersive sensory journey detailing a different way of being in the world -and becomes a different way of experiencing an audio drama.

Director: Caitriona Shoobridge

Adapted by: Julie Parsons

Consultant: Nicola Shaughnessy

Producer: Anishka Sharma

Production Team: Calum Perrin, Kate Lee, Tom Brignell, Nigel Appleton.

A Whistledown Production for Audible Originals UK.

Link to further resources: katherine-may.co.uk/autism-resource-page

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This series is an adaptation of an original memoir by Katherine May. The story is recreated as an immersive audio drama that details a different way of being in the world—and is a different way of experiencing an audio drama. You can listen either on speakers or by using headphones. Each way of listening provides a different experience. We encourage listeners to try both and settle on the one best for you.

This dramatisation contains content listeners may find sensitive or distressing, reflecting the author’s account of autistic experience. This includes references to bullying, depression, self-harm, eating disorders, melt-downs, medical language and negative attitudes towards neurodivergent/autistic people. There are also some scenes conveying the acuity of sensory experience which may be triggering. The techniques can be intensive, so we encourage listeners to be aware of this when choosing where and when to experience the piece.

Starring Amy McAllister, Alex Austin, Debra Baker, Laurie Brett, Saffron Coomber, Jason Forbes, Raj Ghatak, Peter Gold, Akiya Henry, Veera Lapinkoski, Yasmin Mwanza, Sid Sagar, Maya Saroya, Clement Stokes and Milo Twomey

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Vibrant portrayal of this important memior

This book was a deeply compelling memior from a fabulous author, and this dramatization adds even further depth to the story highlighting details that had slipped past me in previous reading.
Great performance from a great cast!

good but hard to get through

the book was entertaining, enlightening and introspective. the first couple of chapters were definitely hard to get through and annoying.

Validation

The first section was erratic and intense. After that, it was wonderful.
This is the most validation I’ve ever had in my whole life. I had so many flashbacks and revelations while listening. I’m grateful to Katherine May for opening my eyes to the possibility that I’m autistic and to help me with understanding that I’ve imprinted on neurotypical but not one at heart.

Wonderful and relatable

I have been wanting to experience this book for a while. This audio drama was incredible and it struck so many cords with me. I’m a late diagnosed AuDHD’er and I’ve always said the electricity of everything was hard to handle. I high Lou recommend this book to all who are neurodivergent or know one who is ❤️

I’m Still Processing This

The only way to read this book is audibly to understand how a neurodivergent individual experiences the world. Every sight, thought, taste, emotion that the main character processes evokes an energy and an ever-increasing list of thoughts which sometimes causes a spiral of stimulation overload. Note that energy = buzzing. An annoying buzz sometimes very low and slow and other times loud and impossible to avoid. I enjoyed the listen even though I cringed throughout thinking about how many people I know who probably suffer through the typical sounds of a day most of us are not evenly remotely tuned in to.