We met up at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where Matt is performing his acclaimed one-man mental health music and spoken word show. Among the many shows at the Fringe is Man Shed, a dramatised one-man play inspired by the international Men’s Shed organisation. We sat down outside the Symposium Hall with the playwright Euan Martin and actor Ron Emslie to talk about these two shows, their mental health themes and what it’s like to do a show rooted in trauma.

Everyone needs to talk more about mental health and we’re no exception, especially in these weird times. This podcast is not a substitute for professional counselling.

Links:

Men’s Shed UK: https://menssheds.org.uk/

Man Shed: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/man-shed - at the Pleasant Courtyard, 14:15 till 29 August

Matt’s show, We Are What We Overcome: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/we-are-what-we-overcome - at theSpace @ Symposium Hall till 27 August