BABY BRAIN - a new one woman play with Kimberley Nixon

A project in Cardiff, UK by Kimberley Nixon
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Bold new play • Funny • Moving • Based on true stories • On tour
Backers: 114
Average Pledge Per Backer: £103

Funded: £11,730 of £7,530
Dates: Apr 1st -> Apr 22nd (21 days)
Project By: Kimberley Nixon
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Latest News

Funded! (And then some)

April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
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We hit £4K!

April 15th - via: kickstarter.com
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We need you. Yes, YOU, specifically!

April 13th - via: kickstarter.com
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What's YOUR Story?

April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
By now, you know Baby Brain. You know the team, the story, and why we're making it. What we don't know yet is YOUR story. How does this project resonate for you? Has postpartum psychosis touched your life, or the life of someone close to you? Did... (Read More)

Kickstarter Goofs

April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We're 35% funded. 58 backers. 13 days to go! Thank you so much for your incredible support.  Here's a fun behind-the-scenes clip of us filming the Kickstarter video. We're professionals. We know what we're doing. Most of the time...   (Read More)

How do you rehearse a one-woman show about losing your mind?

April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
On Zoom, mostly. Tim & Danny in Bournemouth, Kim in Wales, all three of us staring at tiny rectangles trying to work out whether a dark comedy about postpartum psychosis is actually funny. The problem with Zoom rehearsals for a physical, visceral... (Read More)

21% funded!

April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Phew, we've reached day 3. We're at £1,616 of our £7,530 goal. Which is either "a solid start" or "a long way to go." Actually, both are true. We're choosing to focus on the first one. And quietly panic about the second. Kim posted a video on... (Read More)

It's Alive!

April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
The campaign is live. You're here. We love you for it. Here's where we are: Baby Brain had its world premiere in Cardiff last month, sold out, got a five-star review. We've booked Edinburgh Assembly George Square (21-30 August). We have dates in... (Read More)

1 Day To Go!

March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
1 in 1,000 new mums will experience postpartum psychosis. More than most people realise. A fearless, funny show about it? There's only 1 of those. Baby Brain. Kickstarter launches tomorrow.    Thank you for following so far. It will mean the world... (Read More)

How We Wrote Baby Brain

March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Before we ask you to back Baby Brain, we want you to know how it was made. Kimberley lives in Wales. Tim and Danny are in Bournemouth. The three of us wrote a one-woman play together, about postpartum psychosis, from 200 miles apart. How? Excellent... (Read More)

BABY BRAIN: WHERE WE ARE

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
A one-woman show about motherhood, mental health and stand-up comedy, co-written and performed by BAFTA winner Kimberley Nixon. Fifty-five minutes. No filler. Several gut punches. And a lot of laughs. Cardiff. Sold out. Five-star review. Extra... (Read More)

What Is Postpartum Psychosis?

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
There's a line in Baby Brain where Cass, a new mother, explains postpartum psychosis to the audience."Sounds made up, right?" she says. "Rare but real. One in a thousand mums."Then she pauses."That's not so rare really, is it?" 𝗦𝗢... (Read More)

Our 5 Star Review

March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
You've probably heard us mention that we got an incredible 5 star review from The Edit Magazine when we had our premiere of Baby Brain (at Porter's in Cardiff). You can read it here. But here's a clip of Chris & Jak from The Edit Magazine... (Read More)

Baby Brain: How It All Came Together

March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
A little bit of background, for those who want to know how this all started. In 2023, we (Kim, Tim & Danny) made a Christmas TV movie together (that's us on set in the pic!). Tim & Danny directing, Kimberley in the lead. It was one of those... (Read More)

Pre-Launch is Go!

March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello and welcome! You're the very first to visit our Kickstarter page, go you, you're amazing, love what you've done with your hair, is that a new shirt? Sorry, we're over excited. But we'll be officially launching the Kickstarter campaign very... (Read More)

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