Systems and Sanity by Rebus Theatre running on the 15, 16 and 17 June 2023. Photo: Rebus Theatre.
A theatrical journey through the mental health system by people who have travelled there, or got lost along the way.
The Show:
Systems and Sanity is a devised theatre exploration that comes out of nearly two years of discussion, workshopping, writing, and rehearsal by people with mental health challenges. It travels through lands of trauma and distress, navigates social systems that can be rigid and disempowering, and arrives in the powerful resilience of survivors and the unique bonds between them. It is a journey travelled with pathos, poetry, music and laughter.
Systems and Sanity is a must-see production for theatre enthusiasts, mental health advocates, policymakers, and anyone interested in exploring the experience of human distress, and how we best respond to it. Rebus Theatre welcomes audiences of all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to join this thought-provoking theatrical journey.
“We can talk to politicians until the cows come home, but the heart of changing culture is in community. For me coming back to arts-based work – which is where I always wanted to be as a young person – has been one of the most freeing experiences I have ever been involved in.”- Fi Peel (Systems of Sanity program participant and cast member of Systems and Sanity).
The Program:
This show is the culmination of a two-year program called Systems of Sanity, that used theatre games and exercises to explore different ways of thinking and communicating about mental health, mental illness, and the mental health system. The program was open to anyone with lived experience of mental ill-health, including people who weren’t sure if they fit that definition, or weren’t comfortable with that language.
Systems of Sanity is supported by the ACT Government under the ACT Health Promotion Grants Program, and assisted by Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centres.
The details
What: Systems and Sanity by Rebus Theatre
When: Thursday 15 June 7 pm Auslan Interpreted, Friday 16 June 7 pm Audio Description Provided, Saturday 17 June 4 pm Filmed for limited streaming season
Monday 19 June to 2 Sunday 2 July online streaming season.
Where: The Ralph Wilson Theatre, Batman St, Gorman Arts Centre, Braddon, ACT. Click here for directions.
Cost: Concession $10, General Admission $25 (Companion Cards Accepted), Book here. Online streaming season ($5 / 10), Book here.
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