Originally published on The Queer Review:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 Theatre Review: Member (Gilded Balloon) ★★★★
Originally published on The Queer Review:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 Theatre Review: Baklâ (Summerhall) ★★★★
Originally published on The Queer Review:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 Theatre Review: Boy Out The City (Underbelly Cowgate) ★★★
Originally published on The Queer Review:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 Theatre Review: Sea Words (Summerhall) ★★★
Originally published on The Queer Review:
Call out for actors — Whoop ‘n’ Wail
Whoop ‘n’ Wail Theatre are casting 8 actors (ages between 40 – 80, including specifically BAME) for a one-day table read of a brand new play, But For Us, by award winning playwrights Ali Kemp and Deborah Klayman. This is an unpaid opportunity for actors with a passion for new writing and an interest in […]
A new website for a new year
My new website is now up and running – check it out at www.deborahklayman.com!
Whoop ‘n’ Wail’s new website is live! — Whoop ‘n’ Wail
A new website for the new year – Whoop ‘n’ Wail’s shiny new site is live and ready to view now! Same address, only snazzier… http://www.whoopnwail.com
KCTMO – Playing with fire!
Horrifying to see the fears of the Grenfell Action Group realised today in the most tragic of ways. The only thing worse that the devastating, ongoing situation at Grenfell is the fact that it was predicted and that nothing was done to avert it. Thoughts are with those affected, their loved ones, and our amazing emergency services still battling the blaze and treating the injured. Stories of humbling acts of bravery and harrowing loss continue to leave me speechless.
Mental Health Awareness Week
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and this year’s theme is “Thriving or Surviving”.
All of us face struggles throughout our lives, and we all have mental health – it’s time we take care of it and pay it the kind of attention we pay to physical healthcare. Good mental health is more than the absence of a mental health problem.
MentalHealth.org.uk has a range of tips, guides and resources to help look after your own mental health and support friends, family and colleagues.
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week
This is one of their current campaigns:
Don’t take ‘fine’ for an answer. Every week 1 in 6 of us experiences mental health problems. For FREE tips on good mental health, text TIPS to 70300 (terms).
When people ask how we are, we often reply with “I’m fine”, even when we’re not.
A study of 2,000 adults commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation has found that the average adult will say “I’m fine” 14 times a week, though just 19% really mean it.
Almost a third of those surveyed said they often lie about how they are feeling to other people, while 1 in 10 went as far to say they always lie about their emotional state.
It also revealed that 59% of us expect the answer to be a lie when we ask others “how are you feeling?”
Join the conversation on Twitter this Mental Health Awareness Week #MHAW17
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If your mental or emotional state quickly gets worse, or you’re worried about someone you know – help is available.
You’re not alone; talk to someone you trust. Sharing a problem is often the first step to recovery.
Deborah Klayman 
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