One-Man-Show CRACKED TILES to Raise Awareness of Male Mental Health Issues

A semi-autobiographical, one-man theatre piece about a scots-italian family brings male mental health to the forefront with farcical comedy, poetic storytelling and an unfolding mystery in Lorenzo Novani's CRACKED TILES, running as part of The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival in support of CALM.

'The Campaign Against Living Miserably', or CALM, is a registered charity, which exists to prevent male suicide in the UK. In 2014, male suicide accounts for 76% of all suicides and is the single biggest cause of death in men under 45 in the UK. For more information, visit www.thecalmzone.net.

'A year ago he inherited his father's crumbling empire, a run-down chippy in Glasgow's East End. The sale of the shop looms but he isn't ready to leave; Riccardo has just discovered a compelling oddity in the family business records. Perplexed and burning with curiosity, he now finds himself with no choice but to revisit history, asking questions of his father he'd never have dared ask before. Do the shop's grease-stained walls hold the answers?'

Lorenzo studied Writing for Stage and Screen at the University of Strathclyde. This is his first piece of theatre writing. Lorenzo started writing the piece a few years after the death of his own father. He has drawn heavily from real life experiences, especially from his fathers struggle with mental ill-health when Lorenzo was a teenager. Lorenzo has also based many of the characters on customers that used to frequent the family chip shop. The play- which is co-directed by Mark Coleman (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)- is coming to Glasgow after a successful run at EdFringe16.

As an Equity/Spotlight Actor (Spotlight View Pin - 0930-5614-3849), Lorenzo has worked with several professional, semi-professional and profit-share theatre companies over the last 6 years but has primarily focused on solo projects in the recent past including his other solo show - "Poet of the Impossible" which showcases Lorenzo's work as a well established professional magician.

You can find out more about this strand of Lorenzo's creative work at www.r-e-n-z.co.uk.

IF YOU GO:

Cracked Tiles

Performer: Lorenzo Novani

Venue: WEBSTERS 416 Great Western Road, G4 9HZ

Dates & Time: 13th & 14th October, 8pm (1 hour 15 mins)

Tickets: £10 / £8

Venue Box Office: 0141 357 4000

For more about Lorenzo, go to www.lorenzonovani.net.