Other (2007)

Other also focuses on the BME community and the mental health system and tells the story of a young mixed race man in reverse, working backwards from his detainment in a medium secure forensic unit at aged 19, to his promising beginnings when he was born.

Key Facts 

  • Written by Lorna Laidlaw
  • BME/Mixed race patients in forensic mental health services
  • Commissioned by CSIP
  • 3 performances at conferences to date