One Christmas, Josh was diagnosed with depression and then hit by a car. The following year he was on Job Seekers whilst attempting to balance his sanity and gift buying. A show about being ill and being fit for work. A show about the DWP and being from Bolton. This is a show that explores the thin line between mental health as a clinical and a political issue.

Part stand up, part spoken word and part teenager in his room pretending he’s in a punk band, Get Yourself Together is new show from Royal Exchange supported artist, Josh Coates.

Written and Performed by: Josh Coates

Director: Anna Ryder

Dramaturg: James Varney

Design: Jenny Swindles


Supported by Royal Exchange, Manchester and funding from Arts Council England

Tour Dates

15 Dec 16 Square Chapel Arts Centre Halifax, West Yorkshire

17 Nov 16 They Eat Culture Preston, Lancashire

3 Nov 16 Warwick Arts Centre Coventry, West Midlands

18 to Sunday 21 Aug 2016 Green Man Festival Breacon Beacons, Wales

10 Aug 16 Paines Plough Roundabout Edinburgh, Scotland

17 June 16 Bolton Octagon Bolton, Greater Manchester

2 June 16 Barbican Theatre Plymouth, Devon

26 May 16 Hull Truck Theatre Hull, Humberside

24 May to 25 May 16 Northern Stage Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

6 May to 7 May 16 Royal Exchange Manchester, Greater Manchester

5 Nov to 6 Nov 15 Camden People's Theatre Camden, London