House of Letitia Smith
by Lucy Catherine, with music by John O’Hara
Director: David Straun
Designer: Katie Sykes
“I have been meaning to email all week to say how brilliant I thought your play was that you presented at the conference last week. It was a very interesting concept and I felt dealt with the issue of self harm in a really fresh way. I was also impressed by the workshop – it was a brilliant way to engage with such a big group.”
- Safer Custody Conference
House of Letitia Smith gives a chilling insight into self-harm. Using stark realism, anarchic comedy and story telling that is moving and challenging in equal measures, the play charts the journey for 15 year old Letitia Smith as she begins to use self-harm as a coping mechanism, and her first steps on the road to recovery.
The House of Letitia Smith was originally part of a pilot project developed in collaboration with psychiatrists from Bristol CAMHS and the Bristol PSHE Consultant, through the Images of Psychiatry campaign (Royal College of Psychiatrists).
Premiered at Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol before touring to venues in the south west.