One of the attractions of theatre is that it is a platform for ideas. Once you experience a production you frequently discuss those themes afterwards.

MY FATHER (or THE WORLD’S WORST CASE OF CATHOLIC GUILT) looks at the impact of suicide on the loved ones.

Written by Martin Keady

Starring Matthew Houlihan

Directed by Tamsin Irwin

This new audio drama, with a live Zoom audience, will be followed by experts speaking on the major themes of the monologue. There will be an open Q&A afterwards.

Speakers include:

Martin Keady, the writer of the audio drama. Martin Keady is an award-winning prolific dramatist, journalist, poet and lyricist. You can learn more about his work here: Martin Keady - The Shakespeare Plays

Margaret Forrester is a practicing Catholic with an educational background in the Judeo-Christian intellectual tradition of the West. Margaret has a particular interest in catechesis and also has past experience working in the NHS with patients who suffer from anxiety and depression.

William Lee is an NHS psychiatrist whose work has included palliative care, services for older people, acute emergency care. He is a psychiatric epidemiologist, an honorary senior lecturer at Exeter Medical School, and is deputy editor of the British Journal of Psychiatry - a leading international peer-reviewed journal.

Photo below: Actor Matthew Houlihan