Next to Normal

Trigger warning Next to Normal

Next to Normal is about psychological vulnerability and bipolarity, and their impact on a family. The performance contains explicit references to suicide. The loss of a child and the grief that follows are also prominently reflected in the story. Furthermore, drug and medication use is shown, as well as electroshock therapy (ECT). NANOEK tells this story unpolished and close: it can be confrontational. 

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