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Colchester Fringe: Summer Weekender - Breathe

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Mercury Theatre, ColchesterThursday 23. July 2026 7pmFrom £12
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Become a member to access early booking! 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.If it's your first visit or you are unfamiliar with the Mercury building, you can find out more about our spaces here.

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Balkerne Gate, CO1 1PT Colchester

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