Mental health problems in creative industries

As a writer, and a literature student, my life is full of anecdotes about people who only became famous after their death, or who had to wade through endless rejections before becoming successful. Any creative person will be used to these little anecdotes, the ones like "Beethoven was once told he was unmusical", seemingly meant…

Three productions later – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

You know sometimes we have those things we keep getting involved with, whether we intend to or not? For me, that seems to be “productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. My first one was when I was 13 – I played Titania in the first decent stage role I would ever get (and have forever…