The Almighty Sometimes review – an excellent, empathetic portrait of mental illness

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The Almighty Sometimes review – an excellent, empathetic portrait of mental illness

Melbourne Theatre Company, Sumner theatreMax McKenna is superb in the tricky role of Anna, a young woman tormented by mental illness, while Nadine Garner is magnificent as Anna’s weary motherGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt seems no matter how far human ingenuity extends, the workings of the mind remain stubbornly opaque. Neuroscience can tell us a great deal about the way our brains function but consciousness itself – our sense of …