“I feel good.
Like
Really good.
I don’t think I’ve ever really felt this good before.”

The world looks different. You feel different. You feel powerful. Alert. Invincible. So why does it also feel like something is deeply wrong?

From the emerging theatre company Beardance, comes an unfiltered look at living with bipolar disorder from an original first-person perspective. Combining storytelling, dramatic monologue and off-beat comedy, ‘Brighter’ is a dynamic and inventive exploration of the personal impact living with mental illness in today’s society can have, following writer-performer Rory Francis as he navigates the ups and downs of managing the manic mind.