Following a successful first performance at the Royal Northern College of Music in May 2022, Hidden LIVE: Adam’s Story travelled to The Lowry in Salford Quays on Thursday 10 November 2022. Further dates are planned in March 2023, and details will be made available as soon as possible.

What did the show involve?

Hidden LIVE was a unique performance that challenged audience members to encounter life as Adam, a young person who is struggling with his mental health.

The event included an immersive listening experience of a pre-recorded podcast written and performed by a diverse group of young people with lived experience of mental health issues, as well as music crafted by them and a live performance from the perspective of a caseworker from Children’s and Adolescents Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

The show aimed to raise awareness of young peoples’ mental health, encouraging audience members to consider how they could help, and creating opportunities for important conversations.

Who created Hidden LIVE: Adam’s story?

Hidden LIVE was a community engagement event organised by our centre, the NIHR ARC-GM and Made by Mortals.

For more information, you can read these blog posts:

• 27 May 2022: Performance raised awareness of the challenges faced by young people struggling with their mental health
• 25 October 2022: Hidden LIVE – a young person’s experience of creating a performance and podcast about mental health

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