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‘Mandela Trilogy’ – A powerful musical
Manchester needs major action with Mental Health crisis TNT News Yasin Chinembiri
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ather than spewing figures after figures, stats upon worrying stats, more crucial than ever are ways in which Manchester’s Mental Health crisis can be tackled, specifically with those affected the most – black and ethnic minorities. With African and Caribbean people far more likely to be diagnosed with a serious mental illness, it is fitting that we highlight
the desperate need for real measures to tackle the problem this Black History Month. Progression in getting mental health right in Manchester has been very slow. “Black and ethnic minority sufferers continue to be 6 times more likely than their white counterparts to be treated with medication and to stay in the system a lot longer. They are dying a lot earlier because they are on all these
medications”, Mental Health Team Manager at African and Caribbean Mental Health Services (ACMHS), Pauline Clear told TNT. When the crisis in our city is whittled down further, there are more black men sufferers than black women in Manchester’s mental health wards. “It’s a lot of black men, but women are catching up too now. It’s older women and middle-aged women who are referred to us. It’s relationship problems,
immigration problems, child protection problems that we deal with”, Pauline continued. Although the government has invested financially into solving the UK’s mental health problems, Pauline cites, “They have invested but it’s not in the community; it’s more NHS and we are about trying to prevent people from reaching those beds. That’s what our services are about”. continued online
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hile the manner in which the events of Nelson Mandela’s life unfolded isn’t exactly pantomime, TNT recently strolled into The Lowry for The Mandela Trilogy.
As the curtain was raised, there was a prison scene imbued with melancholic memories of Mandela alone in his cell - with a subdued spotlight. The sudden introduction of opera takes the audience by surprise as leading actor Aubrey Lodewyk breaks into song. The entire production’s vast arrays of musical styles from political songs, jazz to jive, gave this musical an eclectic mix of South African music. Broken down into three acts, The Mandela Trilogy is as the title suggests. Act 1: Nelson’s home, his initiation into manhood and rejection of the customary arranged marriage. Act 2: Mandela working as a lawyer in the township, and his active role with the ANC party and the women in his life. Act 3: The Rivonia trail, his imprisonment and his eventual freedom. Between the scenes, the audience has a chance to have a ‘behind the scenes’ look, of Mandela the man behind the political screen, warts and all. continued online