BEA P. DEIGH
Another mental day in the office
Welcome to The Brain, Inc., the tiny office that lives inside the head of every living person. In this particular brain, it's Bea P. Deigh's first day on the job, and she's here to make a name for herself.
She occasionally gets knocked off her game by the pesky client she's trying to control, but not to worry - she always gets the last word.
Pulling comedy out of the shared experiences of people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, Bea P. Deigh attempts to demystify the stigma surrounding this deeply misunderstood mental health diagnosis. So grab your DSM5, and let’s get to work.
Content warning: This show contains direct references to suicide, self-harm, and addiction. Please check out our linktree for mental health resources.
First performed as a WIP at Golden Goose in 2023 as part of Mountview’s Kaleidoscope Theatre Festival and performed to sell-out audiences at The Pen Theatre in January 2024, Arden Winant pulls from her own experience and therapy journals to help give voice to this deeply misunderstood mental health diagnosis. Borderline Personality Disorder is one of the most stigmatized diagnoses amongst mental health professionals, and that stigma has permeated to the media, arts, and general public at large. ‘BEA P. DEIGH’ hopes to reclaim the narrative through comedy and tragedy and give voice to the individuals who are actually living with this disorder day-to-day. “There is one daily goal for anyone diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder: don’t kill yourself.”
reviews:
‘Bea turns miserable situations into an hour of slapstick stand-up’ - London Pub Theatres ★★★★★. [Nominated for STANDING OVATION AWARDS, 2024]
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“[‘Bea P. Deigh’] managed to avoid being a trauma dump by shifting the focus to provide and insight into how the world around us is not shaped for minds that diverge from the norm, and Winant beautifully explores how one can then deal with that disparity.” - West End With Me â‘â‘â‘â‘
“It’s rare to have a theatrical performance change entrenched ideas, but ‘BEA P. DEIGH’, the creator, and protagonist produced a work at times amusing, at times heartrending, and certainly did her subject material - and her condition - justice.” - Audience Review â‘â‘â‘â‘â‘
“A vital and humorous insight into one of the world’s most misunderstood mental health diagnoses.” - A Young(ish) Perspective â‘â‘â‘
cast and crew:
Arden Winant
Writer and Performer
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​Arden hails from NYC and is currently based in London. Recent theatre includes: Paved With Gold and Ashes (NYC, Duke Ellington Room), The Island (Witness Immersive), Messengers (Backstage Theatre), Madge Love (NYC, Theatre MITU). Recent film/TV: “Elsbeth” (CBS), “See” (Apple TV+), “Evil” (CBS). Vice President of Barefoot Shakespeare Company, NYC.
Spotlight Pin: 8131-6726-5458.
www.ardenwinant.com
Arno van Zelst
Performer
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Arno is a London-based actor hailing from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Some recent projects include: the concert London Legends at Alexander Palace, voice acting for an upcoming D&D podcast, commercials for Fairy Liquid and P&O Ferries, and a tour of the panto Summer Frolics around the home counties (which inexplicably also included Brighton).
He’s about to start an MA Acting degree at Central, so he’s looking forward to joining Bea P. Deigh for his last (?) performance before going back to full-time education!
Grainne Robson
Director and co-producer
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Grainne Robson is a theatre director, theatre-maker from Nottingham, based in London. She runs her own theatre company, Salt Circle Productions (est. 2021) and specializes in new-writing and comedy. From her experience with clowning and improv she directs shows that bring the humour in tragedy, including ‘A Masterclass with Cumley St. Claire (Freeing the Florist Within)’ by Cat Addens, ‘Messengers’ by Elliot Somerfield and ‘Bea P. DEIGH’ By Arden Winant. She has also dabbled in commercial theatre working as an Assistant director for ‘2.22 A Ghost Story’ with Isobel Marr, 2023 touring production and ‘Cockfosters’ with Hamish Clayton at Southwark Playhouse Borough 2025.
Grainne also likes long walks on the beach, a cup of coffee and cats in tiny hats. She was nearly in a plane crash in 2024 and realised all she wants in life is to hug a koala.
www.grainnerobson.com
www.saltcircleproductions.com
Hannah Jayne Leonard
Producer
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Hannah has a passion for new writing, new perspectives on stories already told, and musicals. She has just started her own company ‘Silly Mission Productions’. She is taking two shows to Edinburgh this year as well as working on a book adaptation of a musical. Until recently she was working with Adam Kenwright with whom she completed her Stage One placement through Kindred Partners working on The Picture of Dorian Gray, Red Pitch, Elf and many development projects. She graduated from Mountview in 2023 with an MA in Creative Producing.
Oli Fuller
Stage Manager/ Tech
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Oli Fuller (they/he) is an Award Winning Queer Theatre Maker. Their credits include View Festival (The Backstage Theatre, 2025), 12 (New Wimbledon Theatre Studio, 2025), Séayoncé’s Perky Nativititties (The Yard Theatre, 2024), All The Fraudulent Horse Girls (National Theatre, Seven Dials Playhouse, Pleasance Ace Dome, 2024, The Glory, 2022-2023), F-ckboy (Old Red Lion Theatre, Riverside Studios, Paradise in Augustines - The Snug, 2024), Rain Weaver (Cockpit Theatre, 2024), Hasting Trans Pride (Observer Building, 2024), eNBy City - A Night for Queer Joy (Theatre Deli, 2022-2023), and Remote (The Southwark Playhouse, 2022). Oli is delighted to be fringing for the second year in a row!
special thanks to...
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The Keep it Fringe Team for selecting us!
Everyone who has donated via our greenlit campaign, we will post names soon!
