Part of SPIELRAUM – The Days of the Independent Performing Arts Community in Berlin
Would you lie for likes? A Suffocating Choking Feeling is a razor-sharp, satirical deep-dive into the warped world of Insta-“truth”, where fact and fiction blur and what wins is having a story worth telling.
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A Suffocating Choking Feeling
Inspired by Australian con artist Belle Gibson (the subject of Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar & BBC’s Bad Influencer), who lied about having cancer to earn likes as a wellness influencer, this award-winning explosive solo show smashes together live theater with interactive social media experiments, inviting you to scroll, troll and cancel Simone Hamilton.
A Suffocating Choking Feeling plays with the boundaries of truth and ethics, testing audiences’ willingness to believe.
“Not shying away from the provocative”– The Guardian
“A notorious collision between social media and the truth” – The Age
“TomYumSim walk the fine line between madness and truth” – ★★★★ The Plus Ones
Participating artists
Simone French (Konzept & Performance)
Tom Halls (Regie & Technisches Design)
Rüta Irbite (Bühnen- & Kostümdesign)
Paula Varjack (Outside Eye)
Dates
September 2025
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