UnTethered — A Play About OCD

[TanaParticipant]

Hello:

My name is Tana — I am an actor/theatre-maker with OCD. Last year, I wrote a play about my experience with OCD called UnTethered. After runs in NYC and Istanbul, the show will be coming to London. UnTethered had a one-night performance on March 25 2025 and will have a seven-show run from May 21-26 2025 in London, before going to The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2025.

The primary reason I wrote this play was to raise awareness about the complexity of OCD, and to reduce stigma surrounding OCD diagnosis. I believe that my 20s would have been much easier if I had seen OCD accurately reflected in the media.

Here is a brief synopsis of the show, with ticket information below. I would love to share this piece with as many people as possible, so please feel free to spread the word.

“UnTethered is an autobiographical comedy that follows a queer, demisexual woman with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as she attempts to transcend her irrational fears so that she may finally experience what it’s like to feel safe and loved.

When her intrusive thoughts manifest as monsters made from plastic bags, she begins to question the absurd lengths the mind will go through to create an illusion of safety. UnTethered pushes at the boundaries of fixed identity and asks if we should tether to the things that make us feel safe, or if the power lies in the letting go.

UnTethered played at Camden People’s Theatre on March 25 2025.

It will play at The Glitch May 21 – 26  2025 at 7pm (with an additional 2:30pm show on May 25 2025).

Tickets and show info available here; https://www.tanasirois.com/untethered

I would love to see you there”.

[Forum Moderators]

Hello:

Forum moderators here – we just want to write and thank you for sharing  your fascinating play with other users in this “Tea and Coffee Break” sub-forum. Posts like yours make this forum a more interesting and fun place for all forum users!

Best Wishes,

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