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Event Description:

A new play about motherhood, postpartum psychosis and stand-up comedy! A new mother, Cass, tackles her mental health crisis, with dark humour, bright wit, brutal honesty and dreams of becoming a comic. A ‘slightly true story’ starring BAFTA winner Kimberley Nixon (C4’s Fresh Meat, Wild Child, Under Salt Marsh).

A one person comedy drama, called “Bloody brilliant” by Paul Whitehouse and “A call for change.” by Channel 4 News

A new mother, Cass, tackles her postpartum crisis, with dark humour, a bright wit and brutal honesty. How can you live up to the super-maternal, picture-perfect image perpetuated by social media? How can you keep a sense of yourself when now you must suddenly care for a new life? How can you deal with life at its most demanding when you are at your weakest ebb?

This is a story about finding light in the darkest places and the unvarnished truth of motherhood that so often goes unspoken. Cass struggles to understand what is real and what is in her mind. We take the audience on the same journey – breaking the fourth wall and playing with the theatrical form. A giddy mix of standup routines and devasting emotional twists that challenge preconceptions and prompt difficult questions.

Please note - no under 3s. Under 16s must be accompanied and sat with an adult (18+)

* Event details accurate at the time of publishing; please check the organiser's website for the latest updates.

Event Location:

Norman Bragg Studio, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
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