Leaving is Hard 

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Love shouldn’t hurt.
But…
Leaving is hard.

Swedish girl Thea is excited to be graduating and starting her own life. Dancing, partying, occupied with cute dresses & boys. She's also dealing with family and social expectations. When she starts a new relationship her life feels perfect. But what begins as a dream soon turns to a nightmare. How do you fix something that is broken?
A one-woman feminist play, celebrating women’s courage, dealing with domestic abuse. Drawing inspiration from a real tragedy in Sweden, where the play is set.

The play invites a space for conversation about domestic abuse. We need to address it, with our sons, our daughters, our friends, with everyone.
Siri Bolin is an actor and theatre maker, originally from Sweden. Her work aims to give women a voice and space to tell their stories, uninterrupted.

“A truly thoughtful, provoking and very moving piece of theatre.”

“Fucking Beautiful xxx”

“I’ve cried at the theatre before, but I have never been at a show where the audience has sat there holding each other afterwards.”