A teenage actor is hoping to lift the stigma of mental health with a new play.

Wandsworth boy George Jaques hopes to examine teenage suicide by focusing on the lives of six young people who are struggling with the everyday pressures to look, act, and be perfect in different scenarios.

The South Croydon Whitgift School school student hopes that his production can help at least one person.

“I started my production company as a direct response to my strong belief about the benefits that theatre and film have as a medium for self-expression - something particularly important for young adults caught in the limbo between the security of childhood and the independence of adulthood," he said.

“As well as giving young people a voice, my work focuses on taboo subjects that effect young people in today’s society, such as drugs, mental health and abuse, in the hope of creating talking points that bridges any age gap."

The 18-year-old's first play came out in October last year and looked at London’s teenage drug culture and raised money for a charity which supports young people to make safe choices about drugs.

This time around it will be Childline that benefits from the performance.

“Many people I know have benefited from using Childline, plus it’s a service young people see posters for around schools," he said.

"But more importantly I really want to make sure the service continues and I will do anything I can to support it.”

'Breathe' will run for five nights from Tuesday, July 31 to Thursday, August 4 at Bunker Theatre in Southwark Street, Southwark.