We’re thrilled to have been able to provide assistance in the development of Silent Approach, a new play by Caroline Lamb, based on the book Police to Paranoia by Rebecca J House.
Silent Approach is a one-act play based on real events. It will tour Greater Manchester, Lancashire and London this September and October, calling at:
Thursday 25th September – New Adelphi Theatre – Salford
Friday 26th and Saturday 27th September – Dukes Theatre – Lancaster
Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd October – Hornsby Lecture Theatre – Blackburn Central Library
Sunday 5th October – Lowther Pavilion – Lytham-St Annes
Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th October – Etcetera – Camden
Saturday 11th October – Oak Theatre and Studios – Scarisbrick Hall
The Story
In 2007, Rebecca House was a serving police officer with the Lancashire Constabulary. In the midst of a severe mental health breakdown, she was arrested by her own colleagues in her own home.
She was then sectioned under the Mental Health Act, while her parents tirelessly campaigned for her release.
Based on Rebecca’s book, Police To Paranoia, Silent Approach is a re-telling of her arrest and detainment, and her experiences at the hands of the professionals whose actions and decisions were to shape her future life and health – created for the stage.
Post-performance discussion
Through her Lancashire-based organisation S.I.S. Strength In Struggles, Rebecca now works tirelessly to provide fee-free alternative therapies to those struggling with their mental health, often sitting alongside medical care. She will join us in the auditorium after the performance to answer your questions about her experience and to discuss her organisation.
Content warning for Silent Approach: Mental health struggles (paranoia, psychosis, depression), ableism, descriptions of death, suicide, depictions of violence, strong language.
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