Colchester Fringe: Summer Weekender – Breathe…
(inc. £1.50 ticket levy)
Show Bio
When a young couple, Sam and Callum, decide to start a family, it should be a time of excitement and possibility. But plans are derailed by Michael Burst-Your-Bublé and his band of breathers. As somatic OCD tightens its grip, Sam is plagued by the past, tortured by intrusive thoughts and tormented by TikTok. Can she and her future child survive her life-threatening obsession with blinking, swallowing and breathing?
Dancing on the boundaries of theatrical form, this quirky ensemble piece goes head-to-head with OCD. Funny, surprising and loaded with humanity, Breathe… is a bold new play by Colchester playwright, Jazz Ely, produced by Colchester fringe veterans and award-winners, 3wishes theatre CIC (4.48 Psychosis, Love is a Bruise).
Colchester Fringe Summer Weekender
This event is part of the Colchester Fringe Summer Weekender.
Accessibility and Content to Consider
This show is suitable for 16+ and contains strong language, loud sounds, flashing lights, haze and themes of OCD, mental health issues and suicide.
The running time is approx 55 mins with no interval.
Studio Event
Please note that this performance takes place in our smaller Studio Theatre. If it’s your first visit or you are unfamiliar with the Mercury building, you can find out more about our spaces here.
Cast
Cast includes: Dean Bartholomew, Ed Ismail, Shania-Grace Thompson, Adrienne Thornley, Lisa Wakely, Claire Walkinshaw.
Reviews
“One of the best new plays I have seen this year…an unforgettable piece of theatre.”
- BroadwayBaby.com
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