A former Coronation Street actress is aiming to break down barriers and raise awareness of bipolar by telling her own real-life story. Natasha Naomi Rea is an ambassador for Bipolar UK which supports anyone affected by bipolar, a mental health condition characterised by extreme mood swings with episodes of depression - feeling very low and lethargic- and mania - feeling restless and overactive.
With A Night with Me, Myself and Bipolar Brenda, the Manchester actress and author is bringing her critically acclaimed best-selling memoir Me, Myself and Bipolar Brenda (The Journals of a Happy Soul With A Chaotic Mind) to the stage, in partnership with Bipolar UK. Me, Myself and Bipolar Brenda tells us the story of Natasha and her journey through bipolar, single motherhood and trying to live the best life possible.
Natasha, who has starred in Bad Blood and Coronation Street, is bringing her book to life with A Night with Me, Myself and Bipolar Brenda. The raw and unflinching one-woman stage show, set in Ibiza, has found its home at the Hope Mill Theatre, Ancoats on Tuesday, April 4 and Wednesday, April 5.
