WATCH: Mental health play about OCD coming to Clare theatre this autumn
A MENTAL health play about OCD comes to Cultúrlann Sweeney, Kilkee, this October as part of World Mental Health Awareness Month.
Written and directed by Aisling Smith and performed by Laura Whelan, OCD Me is a one-woman play about living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Supported by Clare County County COuncil Arts Office, Just Friends Theatre Collective present the one-woman show, for secondary school and general audiences on October 26 2023, at 11am and 7.30pm.
Based on Aisling’s own experiences, this autobiographical show gives an honest but fun account of the condition.
Having been clinically diagnosed with the condition in 2008, this play was a long while in the making for Aisling, but time during Covid and a very much appreciated Arts Council grant gave her the push she needed to finally bring it to fruition.
Debuting the show at The 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Aisling and Laura received critical acclaim and enthusiastic audience reviews. In the past year they have presented it in several venues and they are delighted to be now touring the show for secondary school groups and general audiences in Louth, Mayo, Cavan, Clare, Offaly and Dublin.
This play has a lot to offer us all, but for anyone who knows someone with an anxiety based disorder or ever wondered what OCD actually is, it’s a must see.