We are so pleased to be able to offer an online option to watch Bright Places by Rae Mainwaring! 

Simply book a ticket and you will be sent the link and password to view the show online via the Carbon Theatre website. You will then have access to watch the show! 

It's fully captioned and there is embedded audio description too (which means Rae has incorporated audio description into the script itself). Filmed at Birmingham Rep by RB Films.

About the Show

Bright Places

By Rae Mainwaring, Directed by Tessa Walker

I was 23 when it came crashing into my life; without warning, when everything was going so well, just when I was really, really happy…

A three-woman, one-woman show about Multiple Sclerosis, MS for short, not to be confused with M&S or S&M.

With 90s pop, a costume box and a whole heap of glitter, Bright Places is a darkly funny and deeply honest autobiographical story about growing up in the shadow of chronic illness.

If you’re living with MS or a similar chronic and fancy getting a bit creative with us - check out our My Bright Places project here.

Presented by Carbon Theatre, in association with Birmingham Rep, and supported by Sir Barry Jackson Fund and using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. The play was originally commissioned by Birmingham Rep in 2020, with generous support from the Barry Jackson Trust.

We are proud to be working with charity partner, Shift.ms: the digital community for people with MS.

Other information

Suggested age guidance: 12+

Estimated running time: 71 mins

Information for Content Expectations: The production contains swearing, strobes and flashing lights. Many references to illness (specifically MS) to medical procedures and to disability and ableism as well as moments of distress and upset.