Off The Shelf: Darling Baby Mine

A heartbreaking memoir tackling the mistreatment of women and stigma of mental health in the 1940s – told through one man’s search for his mother.Separated from his mother as a child, John dedicatedyears to tracking her down, eventually discovering her institutionalised in

an asylum where she had endured a lobotomy and electric shock therapy. A moving story of a loved one lost in a system and society’s attitudes to mental health.

Tickets: £6/£5 (concs) +

Creative Lounge,

The Workstation