Wiebke Acton's 'Phobia' performance
As a follow-up to her March research event, Wiebke Acton's Phobia is being performed this week in Stage@Leeds.
Phobia
How do you live with fear?
In 2024, a Swedish government minister becomes the target of cruel online mockery when the object of her fear makes headline news: Bananas. To the world, this is the laugh of the week. To the minister, the fear is real.
Phobia is a bold expedition into the veiled world of irrational fears. Informed by personal experience and drawing on a range of anonymous narratives, it blends fragmented storytelling, contemporary dance and audio installation to cast a light on the anxiety and absurdity of living with a phobia.
Phobia has been developed by Wiebke Acton who is a professional performer and PGR at the School of Performance and Cultural Industries. This is the second piece of practice that she has created as part of her practice-as-research doctoral project on transnational theatre making.
When: Thursday 5th + Friday 6th June 2025, 7.30pm
Where: Stage@Leeds, University of Leeds
Tickets: £12 (£9 discount, £5 Leeds staff/student) Ticketsource Link