BREATHE: the play that becomes a rave

A rollercoaster love-letter to the lifesaving power of beats, bass and breathing Running from
Last event: Saturday 25 February at 8pm
  • Members: £16.50
    Non-members: £18 (each ticket is subject to a £1.50 booking fee)
    Young Storyhouse Card ticket: £10

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  • Garret Theatre

Part of: Storyhouse Queer

International non-binary beatbox star, disability and mental health ambassador, CALM ambassador and TEDX Speaker brings their award-winning new solo show BREATHE: the play that becomes a rave to Storyhouse – a rollercoaster love-letter to the lifesaving power of beats, bass and breathing.

WINNER – Spirit Of The Fringe Award 2022 for Theatre
NOMINEE – Off West-End Award for Best Performance 2022
WINNER – BBC Culture in Quarantine Award
★★★★★ “Absolutely Superb” – BBC 5 Live
★★★★ “A joyful work about coming together… THE standout show” – The Scotsman
★★★★ 2022 Pick of the Fringe

With rave reviews after premiering at the world-famous Royal Albert Hall, and winning a Fringe Award at Edinburgh Festival, BREATHE is a thrilling mix of cutting-edge music tech, heartwarmingly personal storytelling, and the breathtaking virtuosity that makes SK Shlomo a main-stage festival favourite, a world-champion beatboxer, and collaborator of choice for megastar acts like Ed Sheeran, Bjork and Gorillaz. 

Read more about SK Shlomo and Breathe here. SK Shlomo will also be running a workshop at Storyhouse, find out more here.

Contains distressing themes, strobe lighting, haze, loud music & close proximity.

Certificate:

12+

Duration

Approx 70 mins

Time details

No interval

Reviews

Absolutely Superb
Genuinely heartening
Pick of the Fringe
A joyful work about coming together… THE standout show
Closing with a neon, sparkling celebration, BREATHE shows the power and joy in publicly being exactly who you are
Joyous… BREATHE is a riot of colour and sound, made all the more spectacular when you realise this is all coming from one human being… incredibly special and affirming
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