Next Swan Down the River Might be Black

T1475558401
A poetic and personal response to being detained under the mental health act, following the authors own 'sectioning'. witness the shifting alliances of three young women on a psychiatric ward over one momentous week. cerys, 19, black and depressive, kay, 26, white and bipolar and zee - a pakistani british student nurse and former service user are all fighting a faceless institution in their own way. the play examines diversity, friendships, sexualities and power at a time of rising uncertainties. can they summon courage to live through it all? this hauntingly lyrical play has a fragile hopefulness at its core and has just been short-listed for the alfred bradley bursary award with the bbc

Author

Sean Burn

---

Archive :: production:T1475558401, play:S0945705984, venue:V27

---

Production details

Written by Sean Burn, and directed by Jackie Fielding, this hauntingly lyrical play has been shortlisted for the Alfred Bradley bursary award with the BBC