Front Row: Alma Kickham, Actors Vision; Aoife Commons, Actors Vision; Lord Mayor Councillor Mick Finn; Letitiah Hill, Chairperson Shine A Light; Joanne Mc Namara, HSE Community Worker.
The Award Winning Play by Patricia McCann “BRING ME BACK ALIVE” runs at Firkin Crane from Wednesday 10th – Thursday 11th October. The play is suitable for ages 16+ and runs for approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.
Book Tickets for school bookings please contact Ann Rea at ann@firkincrane.ie
Booking fee: online 1.50 / telephone €2
Bookings: 021 450 7487 (Box Office Opening hours 11am – 2pm Tuesday to Friday)
This year’s theme is ‘Young People and Mental Health In a Changing World’, as set by the World Federation for Mental Health.
The play directed by Darren Kelleher of Actors Vision highlights some of the warning signs to watch out for; it focuses on the need for more mental health services to deal with suicidal crisis situations. The devastating effects that suicide has on family and friends are also brought to the fore. But the main purpose of this play is to show that there is always hope, and there is always help. Bring Me Back Alive skillfully straddles drama and comedic story -telling, representative of Patricia McCann’s strong writing style, through the raw truth of her social consciousness.
Bring Me Back Alive is funded by Shine a Light Suicide and Mental Health Awareness using moneys raised and donated to the group for the work it undertakes to tackle suicide in our communities and promote mental health awareness across all of the groups work with communities, groups and individuals.
Supported by The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Cork Councillor Mick Finn