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can't stop can't stop

“It starts off small. Insignificant but niggling.

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I pick up on a stimulus. My mind racks through whether it is threatening, whether it is evil.

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I try to ignore it, but it starts to itch in my mind. Eventually you have to scratch.” 

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Sam lives with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It makes everyday life repeatedly exhausting and unbearable. He wants to try and show you how it really feels. A show about mental illness, irrational rational fears, and how we learn to cope in unsettling times.

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Shortlisted for Total Theatre Emerging Artist Award 2018.  
Shortlisted for Mental Health Fringe Award 2018.

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#cantstopcantstop

Run time: 1hr
Age: 16+
Trigger warnings: Contains themes and elements some may find distressing - follow this link (includes vague spoilers) or email samdoestheatre@gmail.com if you would like more information.

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Writer/Performer: Sam Ross

Producer: Jenny Jameerbocus

Movement Advisor: Bar Groisman

Technical Manager: Adam Carter

Lighting Designer: Adam Carter

Sound Designers: Jack Goodison, Nat Norland, and Sam Ross

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Special thanks to: Phoebe Phillips, Jessie Romain, Natalie Hillman, Matt Giles, Adam Carter, and Chris Thorpe.

“An extraordinary, unflinching and honest first-person account of living with OCD”

- Mark Shenton (critic for The Stage)

"Raised fascinating questions about the challenges of portraying yourself"

 

— The Sunday Times

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