Medical Monstrosities and Objects of Terror: Stories of treatments in mental health
Out of Character and In the Moment Theatre Companies

• Thursday 8 June 2017, 7.00PM to 8.00pm
• Free admission
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• Temple Hall, York St John University (map)
• Wheelchair accessible

Event details

Prepare to be amazed and terrified by a performance dissecting the peculiar history of mental health treatment from the Victorian Lunatic Asylums and their ‘mad doctors’ to the present day.  

Join Out of Character and its sister company, In the Moment, as they perform extracts from their recent co-production Objects of Terror and new material based on their personal stories. Both theatre companies comprise people who have lived experience of mental health problems.

Out of Character Theatre Company makes challenging work for inquisitive audiences with the aim of transcending the boundaries of modern theatre and public perceptions of mental health, claiming the territory between inspiration and medication.

This show is based on a production at York Theatre Royal in November 2016. Previous work includes regular collaboration with York Theatre Royal (Tales from Kafka, Henry IV, More Tales From Kafka), a sell-out audience for Disturbing Shakespeare as part of the York Literature Festival, and regular performances and workshops at conferences and medical schools around the country.

With thanks to The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Igen Trust, and Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust.