ABSTRACT
Creative practices are often regarded as only being able to provide anecdotal rather than empirical evidence. Furthermore, when those who are mentally ill express criticism of the treatment they received from health professionals, doubt is frequently cast upon their testimony due to their mental capacity. This chapter discusses how the voices of those who have experienced adverse conditions on a locked psychiatric ward are able to be augmented through dramatisation, based on first-hand testimonies. It reflects upon Clare Summerskill’s play Hearing Voices (2009), which, arguably, provided an effective way to convey patients’ experiences and also to offer valuable insight into the work and conduct of psychiatric professionals.
