Wild at Heart Community Arts ABN: 83 120 926 258 The Meat Market, 5 Blackwood St, North Melbourne VIC 3051

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       The  Mental  Health  Act  is  a  musical  comedy  about  involuntary  psychiatric  treatment  that  explores  the  changes  heralded  by  Victoria’s  new  Mental  Health  Act,  2014.        The  new  Act  puts  self-­‐determination  and  Recovery  to  the  fore,  ushering  in  huge  cultural  change  for  mental  health  services  in  Victoria.      The  Mental  Health  Act  play  addresses  these  issues  through  humour  and  song,  looking  at  the  politics  around  the  formation  of  the  new  act,  before  and  after  scenes  and  poignant  insight  into  the  experience  of  those  who  experience  compulsory  treatment  for  mental  illness.      The  Mental  Health  Act  was  developed  by  Wild  at  Heart  Community  Arts  through  a  collaboration  of  artists  who  have  experienced  compulsory  mental  health  treatment  alongside  members  of  the  Mental  Health  Tribunal.    The  show  is  scripted  and  directed  by  well  known  music  comedian  John  Chaplin-­‐Fleming  (Scared  Weird  Little  Guys).      The  play  is  approximately  25  minutes  in  duration  and  can  be  followed  by  a  facilitated  discussion  on  the  issues  raised.    Please  contact  Wild  at  Heart  to  enquire  about  booking  details  and  fee.    We  would  love  to  present  the  play  at  your  organisation  or  event.    A  preview  of  one  of  the  songs  from  the  play  can  be  viewed  at  http://bit.ly/1LsEugl          Wild  At  Heart  provides  opportunities  for  people  who  experience  disability  to  tell  their  stories  through  arts  and  music  making,  to  belong  to  a  creative  community  and  to  fully  participate  in  society  through  their  artistic  work.    

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