Dates announced for Ifeyinwa Frederick’s SESSIONS, exploring mental health in young men

Photo credit: Rebecca Need-Menear

Paines Plough and Soho Theatre have announced today the full tour dates for Ifenyinwa Frederick’s SESSIONS, which will explore the complexities of mental health in young men. 

SESSIONS will begin its tour in Selby on 29 September and will end its run with a month-long stay at Soho Theatre from 8 November–5 December. 

In 2019, Paines Plough co-comissioned a new play by Ifeyinwa Frederick as part of a year-long attachment programme for artists run by Soho Theatre and now as part of their 2021 season, they present the result. Ifeyinwa’s debut play THE HOES was shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award in 2018 and alongside her theatre work, she is also a restauranteur. 

SESSIONS looks at the challenges of opening up about mental health and accepting our own vulnerabilities.

“30 just matters, init. Like there’s no doubt you’re a proper adult then. Like 25 to 29 is just training but 30, it’s real."

Tunde's 30th birthday is fast approaching. So, he's just started therapy because he hasn't been able to get to the gym for weeks and a recent one night stand ended in tears - his.

Tickets for SESSIONS are now on sale and it will visit the following venues on its tour: Selby Town Hall; Arts Centre, Washington; The Maltings, Berwick; Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven; Middlesbrough Town Hall; Cast, Doncaster; Mill Arts, Banbury; The Hat Factory, Luton; The Edge, Manchester; Arts Depot, London; The Old Market, Brighton; Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis; Ventnor Exchange; The Spring Arts Centre, Havant; The Garage, Norwich; Key Theatre, Peterborough; Norden Farm; Derby Theatre; Unity Theatre, Liverpool; South Hill Park; Pound Arts, Corsham; Trestle Arts Base; and Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford.

The play is directed by Philip Morris who has been a Trainee Director at the Royal Court.

Tickets can be found on the venues websites and a full list of tour dates can be found here.