Athena Stevens
"What's Done Cannot Be Undone" by Athena Stevens (Harper Collins, June 2025): available for pre-order NOW.
What's Done Cannot be Undone
What's Done Cannot Be Undone (HarperCollins, 2025), weaves a rich narrative from her personal journey, exploring themes of causation, justice, and interdependence against the backdrop of lifelong physical challenges resulting from medical malpractice.
Set for release in June 2025, the memoir balances critical reflection with scientific and philosophical inquiry, encouraging readers to engage with a more nuanced understanding of responsibility.
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"A powerful, angry, darkly funny profoundly moving, and stunningly written memoir."​
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Neuroblast
Neuroblast, a new podcast hosted by actress and neuroscience enthusiast Athena Stevens and renowned researcher Dr. Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa launched in January 2025. Neuroblast explores and dismantles common myths about the brain, learning, and intelligence with humor, heart, and rigorous science.
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In partnership with Aegis Productions and featuring original music by Julian Starr, Neuroblast brings neuroscience to the public in a way that is engaging, informative, and sometimes, just a little bit funny
schism
Failed architect Harrison has plans to make tonight the last night of his life. What he doesn't need is Katherine, a young student with cerebral palsy, breaking into his house in her wheelchair begging for his help...
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As their chaotic first encounter turns into the beginning of a twenty year relationship, the unlikely couple grow to realise that they are capable of either building something great together – or absolutely destroying each other.
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Written by Athena Stevens, Schism is a stunning play about two people finding each other, and what happens when their dream becomes unrealistic and out of date.
scrounger
Everyone likes to make speculations about Scrounger. Scrounger doesn't care. A successful online personality, she's got more power from her bedroom than anyone on the Southwark estates could dream of. She's educated, she's ballsy, Scrounger is a woman who knows how to make change happen.
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Written by Athena Stevens, Scrounger premiered at Finborough Theatre in 2020.
Reluctant spirit
A young girl with a disability describes her relationship with her mother.
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One of five dramatic monologues part of BBC Radio 3's Take Five week of young artists programme. Each writer was given a particular piece of music and asked to write a monologue in which the music becomes part of the soundtrack.
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Written by: Athena Stevens
Music: Arvo Pärt: Für Alina. Directed by: Marc Beeby
The diagnosis, the fizzy sherbet podcast
When a London Underground worker wakes up with the ability to see the date in which each person she meets will become disabled, she starts to wonder if she is complicit or if the reality is inevitable.
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Ep. 1, Season 1 of The Fizzy Sherbert Podcast presents The Diagnosis by Athena Stevens, directed by Anna Girvan, and performed by Lizzie Annis and Cara Ballingall, with sound design by Keegan J Curran.
Make Your Own Damn Tea
MYODT explores the neuropsychology of normalized injustice, examining how social dynamics and inequities shape brain function, identity, and behavior. Designed for everyday readers, it explains the brain’s response to experiences like social ostracism, workplace stress, or being tokenized.
With a focus on the science of cause and effect, MYODT empowers readers to understand and take control of their mental health, reactions, and headspace—regardless of their background or beliefs.