by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 15, 2019 | Fringe, Mental health, Review, Theatre
Shut Up, Helen! at least has the humility to acknowledge that a meet cute in a therapist’s waiting room is pushing it a bit. Like a scene from the most hipster of indie flicks, two painfully socially awkward 20-somethings find love in a hopeless place, but both...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 13, 2019 | Fringe, Interview, Mental health, Theatre
Cheryl Martin’s show, Alaska, is named after a line in the Lou Reed song ‘Caroline Says II’. ‘It’s so cold in Alaska.’ It’s a reference to Martin’s emotions, which often feel cold and numb before something happens to warm them up again. Alaska is about...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 12, 2019 | Fringe, Interview, Mental health, Theatre
Set in a psychiatric ward, Going Slightly Mad is a play based on real-life events that takes a fearless look at what needs to change in the UK’s mental health services. We spoke to Producer and Set Designer Katrina Woolley about how humour can help with...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 11, 2019 | Fringe, Interview, Mental health, Theatre
Rust is based on the personal experiences of co-writer Helena Fox and the month she spent in rehab. We caught up with Helena to talk about real-life versus fiction in theatre, addiction, and using music to express difficult emotions. What can audiences...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 11, 2019 | Fringe, Interview, Mental health, Theatre
There’s a running theme in This Thing in Here about finding things, no matter how insignificant they seem, to make you happy. Harry Jackson, playwright and producer, is hopeful that the show will prompt some meaningful post-performance discussions. ‘I’d...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 11, 2019 | Fringe, Mental health, Review, Theatre
Lyricism, humour and dark, abstract anxiety attacks are all thrown into the strange brew that is Ladybones. You’ll want to drink it all up, though, thanks to Sorcha McCaffrey’s irresistible performance. McCaffrey plays Nuala, an archaeologist who...
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