TUE 16 MAY, 2.10pm
Foyle Studio, MAC
Jake & Warren Oldershaw Present
The Head Gardner Untied Artists

Brothers Jake and Warren Oldershaw have propagated a delightful theatre show that digs deep into the reasons why we could all do with a bit more horticulture in our lives.

After growing up on the rural Isle of Wight, Jake made a career out of ’showing off’ and Warren ended up with a nice (proper) job, designing and looking after gardens. But it hasn’t always been easy. As we all know - there are sunny days, and there are days when it feels like you really shouldn’t have got out of bed.

During the show they tell personal tales of why gardening is so important for mental health; design, draught and bring to life a unique and beautiful garden; share fascinating stories of different projects, plants and species; and even throw a few songs into the mix.
TUE 16 MAY, 2.30pm
Foyle Studio, MAC
Lightpost Artists Present
Lightpost Films in the Cinema

A cocreated film made by Birmingham Rep’s Lightpost artists, CJ Webley and Mathias Andre with film maker, Idriss Assoumanou and participants from Erdington (supported by BSMHFT and Mind). The Depths of Healing is a dramatic exploration of the human psyche, following the story of a patient struggling with their sense of self and trauma. Despite seeing a therapist for years, they feel trapped in their own mind, unable to express their true feelings and thoughts. They long to escape the noise of their loneliness and the echoes of trauma that continue to haunt them.

One day they discover an experimental kind of therapy that allows them to enter alternate worlds within their mind. As they delve deeper into these worlds, becoming steadily convinced of their reality, the therapist becomes increasingly concerned about their mental state. Eventually they realise that the only means of true healing is to find a way of coping in the real world, learning new methods of coping and slowly beginning to build a new sense of self and understanding of their past.
TUE 16 MAY, 3.45pm
​Foyle Studio, MAC
Mobilise Arts Presents
SICKKK ICARUS  ​

Icarus, a gamer, is lost in a world of grief after the passing of his Dad, Daedalus. In this retelling of the famous myth, we are reminded that sometimes you have to fall to fly! Mobilise presents SICKKK ICARUS, a contemporary reimagining of the myth of Icarus for young people. Written and Directed by Hannah Phillips with Composition and Lyrics by Nik Haley.
 
SICKKK ICARUS has been funded by Arts Council England and Severn Arts.
TUE 16 MAY, 4.05pm
​Foyle Studio, MAC
Red Earth Collective Present
Stereo Hype Social
Red Earth Collective are a Black-led organisation that works with artists and communities with lvied experience of mental health issues. They use the arts to challenge mental health and stigma discrimination in racialised and marginalised communities.

StereoHype is a unique, inspiring and stimulating Festival that use the arts to celebrate the well-being of Black African and Caribbean communities and challenges the mental health stigma and discrimination that they experience.
TUE 16 MAY, 4.25pm
​Foyle Studio, MAC
Dan Hagley Presents
Halfway Round the Bend

Halfway ‘Round The Bend is a 70 minute solo show based on Writer/Performer Dan Hagley’s experience as a Gay man who lives with Clinical Depression & Anxiety. The show tackles complex Mental Health themes head on in a unique and very accessible way. Utilising Dan’s down to earth humour and relaxed performance style, the show create san open environment where the performer &the audience can explore the truth of themselves & the world in which they live by making the secret, the shameful and the unspoken accessible.
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An unflinchingly honest and cheerfully anarchic fusion of contemporary writing & stand-up comedy that explores what it really means to live, work and thrive with Mental Illness.