Jade Byrne is an actor and writer. She has had TV roles in Casualty (BBC), Inspector George Gently (BBC), The Dumping Ground (CBBC), and Mount Pleasant (Sky Living). Jade finished writing her first play, Pricks, in 2018 and has had overwhelming success with it. She headlined TADTalk 2019 with the show. Jade describes Pricks as a show about pricks (pause) of the medical kind, mainly. Pricks takes you on her journey with type 1 diabetes, it’s about family and relationships too. Jade was diagnosed aged 4 so has lived with type 1 diabetes for almost 30 years. Pricks was at Pleasance Courtyard at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2018 for the entire run and received rave reviews and a nomination for best show. Pricks was named by the British Theatre Guide as the Best Solo Show in the North East in 2018. It’s since had a small Northern tour in November 2018 and a full UK Tour in April through to June 2019. There are future shows of Pricks in October 2019 and another UK tour in Spring 2020. Jade is also a Celebrity Ambassador for JDRF and a Dexcom Warrior. She’s currently writing a children’s book about Daisy Donald who’s superhero alter ego is Diabetic D, as well as working on several other type 1 diabetes related projects with JDRF and Dexcom. Not to forget Jade’s Etsy shop Pricks Products selling diabetes related products and clothing.
