Beth Wants the D at Pleasance London (Main House)

Following a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2025, autobiographical dark comedy Beth Wants the D makes its London debut this October. Presenting a hilarious insight into her inner psyche, the show uses writer and performer Beth May’s (Dungeons & Daddies, International Tour; We're All Gonna Die, SXSW) own struggle with bipolar disorder to unpack the extreme highs and lows of living with mental illness.

Performed and written by renowned American podcast host and actor Beth May, this insightful one-woman show begins with her standing on the edge of a bridge, contemplating ending her life. Beth proceeds to take the audience on an episodic journey through key points in her life. From her teenage years to the present, Beth Wants the D follows the reality of taking medication, treatments, hospitalisation and the profound effect this can have on the relationships with the people around you.

Following a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run in 2025, Beth Wants the D was awarded the Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award which recognises new creative work that challenges mental health stigma and opens up more difficult conversations. After its London performances, the show will return to Edinburgh for a performance at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival on Thursday 29th October. This vulnerable comedy questions the stigma behind mental illness, where people living with bipolar are often vilified or feared. Ultimately Beth Wants the D is a life affirming contemplation on the fragility of living with psychosis.