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Theatre / Performance

Crush

Bristol Old Vic

King Street · and other venues

Tue 15 Sept · 20:00

60m · Theatre

About this event

A clinic waiting room. Two Somali teens. One awkward meet-cute. Najma has been in treatment for years. Zakariya’s just starting out. She sketches. He writes poems. Neither of them is ready to talk. Until they meet each other. As their sessions continue, so do the chats. And the jokes. And the secrets. Crush is a tender, funny and honest story about identity, connection and the messy path to healing. Longlisted for the Tony Craze Award 2025.

contemporary theatre coming-of-age somali identity mental health romance

8 dates across 2 venues →

Crush poster

Dates & venues

Bristol Old Vic

King Street

Oxford Road

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