International Health Humanities Network Membership

Having received a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Oxford, and an MSc in European Theatre from Edinburgh, I am now undertaking PhD research examining the representation of psychic distress in recent British theatre at the University of Kent.

My research explores the productive interactions between theatrical practice and mental health service users, and asks how theatre can be further employed both in therapeutic contexts and for public engagement.

In order to examine these issues, I am analysing specific productions, comparing different productions of, for example, Peter Weiss's 'Marat/Sade' over time, as well as looking at other 'performances' at the intersection between theatre and mental health, including the 'Mad Pride' protest movement.