“In cabaret shows and musicals such as My Beautiful Black Dog, performers at the fringe are breaking the taboo of mental health”
I believe that as a nation, the UK has never excelled at talking about its own state of mind. From discussions about depression to frank admissions of unhappiness, such matters have mostly remained taboo in favour of maintaining that very British stiff upper lip.
Bridgett Aphrodite says that people don’t want to talk about this stuff, so “I thought by putting it in the format of a musical it almost lures them into a false sense of security until they realize what the songs are about. I do feel like things are maybe changing a little but I know from experience there is still such a huge stigma attached when anyone even mentions depression.”