Comedy
Literature & Learning
Wellbeing & Community
Darren McGarvey: The Trauma Industrial Complex
Thu, 1 October 2026 · Upper Market Street
About this event
About Trauma Industrial Complex: The Live ShowOrwell Prize-winning author and BAFTA-winning documentary maker Darren McGarvey presents an entertaining multi-media exploration of trauma, class, and the modern culture of oversharing. Blending comedy, spoken word, and social commentary, McGarvey offers a bold, compassionate and unflinching look at how personal pain becomes public performance and what it really costs.Praised as brilliant and thought-provoking (Nicola Sturgeon) and truly courageous, sincere, and difficult (The Herald), the show will resonate with audiences interested in storytelling, wellbeing, and social change.