Laylah Beattie

A One Woman Show about getting blindsided by mental illness

After Laylah had spent her whole life defying those who told her her existence was wrong, she was shocked to develop severe depression at age 18. Ending up in a psychiatric hospital 4 times in a short space of time, she had to process the damage that growing up visibly queer had afflicted on her.

Join Laylah a decade later as she processes the shock, realises all she’s overcome and even tries to extract humour from the experience.

Shock Therapy is an intimate one-woman show about surviving mental illness against all odds.

Age Suitability: 16+
Warnings: Discussion of Suicide and Mental Illness

WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY Laylah Beattie
SOUND DESIGN BY Alan Porter
COSTUME DESIGN BY Ajay Kumar

TICKETS €19 | €17 (student/OAP/unemployed)

RUNNING TIME 1 hr no interval

ABOUT THE COMPANY
Laylah Beattie is a writer and performance artist known for her advocacy work. After appearing on The Late Late Show in 2017, Laylah continued to tell the story of her gender transition through media appearances, articles and her one woman show Predrinks at Laylah’s. She’s also a member of Doomslayers, a Dublin based trio who host a Podcast and live events.