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Jeremy Thomas is bringing his successful podcast, How To Stay Sane in an Insane World (formerly known as Shed Talks), to the live stage. How to Stay Sane is no ordinary podcast. Conceived during lockdown, Jeremy sought out interesting guests to interview about the mental ups and downs of their lives and how they managed to cope, and how the arts, filmmaking, writing, painting and reading had a profound and positive effect on their mental wellbeing.
He has chosen film maker Carol Morley to be his first live guest at the Riverside, where not only will she join Jeremy in conversation and participate in a Q & A with the audience, she will also present her film The Alcohol Years for the first time at Riverside.
This will be a LIVE podcast recording.
What do Florence Pugh, Monica Dolan, Toby Jones, Patricia Clarkson, and James Caan all have in common? Answer: Carol Morley.
Born and raised in Stockport, Manchester, the youngest of three, Carol’s world was shattered with a huge parental tragedy. Grief hit hard. At just eleven, she turned to books and booze, juggling life as her eccentric mother’s carer while throwing herself into a full-blown identity crisis—experimenting, rebelling, searching.
By sixteen, she had found a refuge in Tony Wilson's infamous Hacienda Club in Manchester where the music was loud, the nights were long, and self-medication was easy. Four years of wild living, booze, drugs, and reckless abandon pushed her to the edge—until a moment of clarity sent her fleeing to London.
What happened next? A First-Class degree from St Martin’s School of Art. A hard-fought climb into filmmaking and an award-winning career working with some of the biggest names in the industry. Carol’s journey is one of chaos, creativity, and sheer determination.
About Carol Morley:
Carol Morley is an award winning filmmaker whose feature film credits include TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING, OUT OF BLUE, THE FALLING, DREAMS OF A LIFE (nominated for several Best Documentary awards including, BIFA, Grierson, Evening Standard and London Critics Circle), EDGE and THE ALCOHOL YEARS, a BAFTA nominated, Grierson Awarded, festival winning film that was later released on DVD to critical acclaim.
About Jeremy Thomas:
Jeremy is an acclaimed author, inspirational speaker and podcast host . Above all he’s a good humoured survivor of mental illness on a mission to make mental health conversations normal and relatable.
Since co-producing the Emmy award winning documentary – STEPHEN FRY, THE SECRET LIFE OF A MANIC DEPRESSIVE, he has delivered hundreds of talks across the UK and internationally bringing his signature blend of hard-hitting truth and sharp wit to schools, colleges and businesses.
He discovered the power of writing after having been diagnosed with bi-polar. He has had two works of fiction published, his semi-autobiographical novel TAKING LEAVE and the crime thriller THE SANTA MONICA SUICIDE CLUB as well as his co-written nonfiction book – YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE FAMOUS TO HAVE MANIC DEPRESSION.
He has been the host of the podcast HOW TO STAY SANE IN AN INSANE WORLD for the past four years and has interviewed a diverse line up of guests so far including acclaimed crime writer Sir Ian Rankin, Rachel Jones - one of the early advocates of wild water swimming, and Jan Ravens - star of Radio 4’s Dead Ringers.
https://howtostaysaneinaninsaneworld.co.uk/
*Please note: the film THE ALCOHOL YEARS is rated 15 by the BBFC for strong language and sex references.
Image and logo credit: Jeremy Thomas Blue Baltic Entertainment.