Mind of Man
(Thu 6 Nov: 7:30pm)
Over 50% of people in prison are thought to be neurodivergent. This creates additional challenges in an already high-stress environment, with lack of diagnosis only aggravating the issue.
For Shug, after decades of addiction, life finally feels like it’s going in the right direction. But when a new and unpredictable cellmate, Kai, moves in, Shug’s carefully constructed new sense of self threatens to fall apart.
Combining the experiences of Scottish Prisoners with the author's own experience of living with undiagnosed ADHD/Autism, 'Mind of Man' is a play about the struggle to claim your place in the world when you and the people around you can’t understand what’s going on inside your brain.
Emerging from The University of Edinburgh’s major REALITIES research programme, addressing health disparities across Scotland, 'Mind of Man' makes a powerful challenge to prisoners, policy makers and the wider public. This debut performance will be followed by a panel discussion.
Part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.
A booking fee of £1.50 is charged per transaction.
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Theatre
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£10.00 -
6 November 2025 -
120 minutes -
19:30 -
Scottish Storytelling Centre -
Netherbow Theatre -
16+ -
Strong language/swearing, references to addiction and recovery, violent crime, trauma
