Silent Approach

Name: Silent Approach
Start: 2025-09-25T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-09-25T20:30:00+00:00
Location: New Adelphi

Schedule

Thu Sep 25 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

New Adelphi | Salford, EN

Silent Approach
written by Caroline Lamb / directed by Helen Parry
A one-act play based on real events, with post-show discussion.
When the treatment received in a secure unit would be considered assault in the outside world, can we really call it care?
In 2007, Rebecca House was a serving police officer with the Lancashire Constabulary. In the midst of a severe mental health breakdown, during which she tried to end her own life, she was arrested by her own colleagues in her own home.
She was then sectioned under The Mental Health Act, with her parents tirelessly campaigning for her release.
Silent Approach, based on Rebecca’s book, Police To Paranoia, is the theatrical re-telling of her arrest, detainment, and her experiences at the hands of the professionals whose actions and decisions were to shape her future life and health.
Post-performance discussion with Clarke Carlisle
Clarke is a renowned mental health speaker and advocate, leveraging his experiences as a former Premier League footballer and his own battles with depression, addiction and multiple suicide attempts to break down stigma.
Rebecca House works tirelessly to provide fee-free alternative therapies to those struggling with their mental health, through her Lancashire-based organisation S.I.S. Strength in Struggles.
Clarke, will join Rebecca on stage after the performance and their conversation will be an open dialogue between them with questions from the audience. Together they will navigate the nuances of mental health and create a safe space for shared experiences.

This show is eligible for New Adelphi Season Ticket use!
WARNINGS: Suitable for ages 15+. Contains mental health struggles (paranoia, psychosis, depression), ableism, descriptions of death, suicide, depictions of violence, strong language
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