A visual theatre show using puppetry and dance will share real stories of young people’s mental health in Halifax.

The “powerful and unusual” production, entitled Headcase, also involves object theatre, video and music.

The critically-acclaimed show sets out to de-stigmatise experiences of mental health common among adults and teenagers.

While focusing on these experiences, the show is described as being far from ‘worthy’, instead a beautiful, comic and involving piece of near-wordless storytelling.

Headcase has been created by a team of award-winning artists from Brighton, including Darren East from leading puppet theatre Little Angel, and international dancer, Yael Karavan.

They have been inspired by real-life stories of the courage, perils, comedy and downright strangeness of teenagers’ experiences grappling with their mental health.

Performers explore how contemporary puppetry, dance and film can express inner landscapes and mental health experiences.

Headcase focuses on Cassie, who receives some bad news and discovers she is not who she thinks she is. She has locked the door of her room, with only her goldfish for company, and maybe she’ll never come out again.

Headcase will be performed at the Square Chapel in Halifax at 8pm on October 17. Visit squarechapel.co.uk or call (01422) 349422.