APP supports new play about PP starring Kimberley Nixon

Baby Brain, a brand new play about motherhood, giving birth and postpartum psychosis, starring BAFTA winner Kimberley Nixon (C4’s Fresh Meat, Wild Child), is set to tour the UK.

Members of the Action on Postpartum Psychosis team were given the opportunity to review the script, co-written by Kimberley and writer/directors Tim Clague and Danny Stack, and we’re now collaborating with the team.to support the tour and raise further awareness of postpartum psychosis.

The story, inspired in part by Kimberley Nixon’s personal experience of postnatal mental illness, uses stand-up comedy as a storytelling technique, providing a light and humorous contrast to some of the more difficult themes explored. 

Stories of postpartum psychosis in literature, TV, film and theatre are incredibly important, reaching thousands and sometimes millions of people. APP works with scriptwriters, novelists, playwrights, filmmakers and others to ensure portrayals of postpartum psychosis, whether factual or fictional, are informed by lived experience and expert knowledge.

Dates:
Pontypridd, YMa: 30 May, 6pm
Droitwich, Norbury Theatre (Rik Mayall Fest): 31 May, 1pm
Poole, Lighthouse: 2 July, 8pm
Manchester, Fringe: 6–9 July
London, Camden Festival, Bridewell Theatre: 10–12 August
Edinburgh Fringe: 21–30 August
Find out more and book tickets here: www.nelsonnutmegpictures.com/babybrainplay

A note for our lived experience community: Some people may find the content challenging, depending on where you are in your postpartum psychosis journey. Please take care when deciding whether and when to engage with it. If you’d like to find out more about the themes or access support, please get in touch with us.