One In Five for Sunday 29 September 2013

This week, one man takes his experience of bipolar disorder to an audience. In 1999 Karl Hitchcock began hearing the voices of Templar Knights during periods of psychosis. At the same time he was grappling with episodes of both mania and depression. Karl decided to write a play about his experiences, entitled Manic to Madness, with the help of actor and friend Nic Farra. The show debuts in Christchurch this Thursday as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. Katy Gosset drops in on rehearsals and talks to Karl and Nic about a creative process that has also proved cathartic.