Bruce Jones

TALK!! is a new theatre production that tackles a condition affecting much of the UK adult population. Rich and poor, young and old, male and female; people from all walks of life are within its grip, yet it still remains a taboo subject - depression.

TALK!! seeks to address the issues of stigma surrounding depression and encourage more openness. TALK!! aims to get people who may be suffering in silence to talk, to find help and to start to overcome their depression. It also seeks to help people recognise depression in others and to offer an open ear and helping hand.

Many people will recognise Bruce Jones as Les Battersby from TV's Coronation Street. His personal battles with depression were well documented, but once he'd come through the other side, it proved to be the catalyst behind TALK!!