On the Couch

May 2009
Newcastle University’s Theatre Festival
Directed by Laura Jones, Written by Nahees Mahmud

On the Couch is a subtle comedy about a deluded psychologist in need of therapy. He tries to provide therapy for himself by escaping into his imagination, dreaming he is a world renowned rock star in the league of Bono and Chris Martin, sitting on Jonathan Ross’ chat show couch, when he should be listening to the troubles of the patients on his own couch. In an attempt to bring his dreams as close to actualisation as possible, he tries to manipulate the case of one of his patients which in turn pushes him closer to reality than he has ever been before.