Theatre, therapy and intimacy: the life and work of Adrian Howells

On 26 March 2015 the Mental Health Foundation staged The Dust of Everyday Life, a conference at the CCA in Glasgow designed to ask challenging questions about the relationship between mental health and the arts. The findings will help to shape future editions of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, as we prepare for our tenth programme in 2016. The Dust of Everyday Life consisted of a series of panel discussions touching on film, TV, theatre, photography, and writing, as well as stigma, social justice and raising awareness. This is a recording of our session on the life and work of theatre-maker Adrian Howells, who died in 2014. The panel consisted of Deirdre Heddon (Professor of contemporary performance, University of Glasgow, Nic Green (theatre-maker) and Farida Mutawalli (BACP accredited counsellor). It was chaired by Joyce McMillan (theatre critic and cultural commentator, the Scotsman)