How do you live with fear? Im scared. I cant run, I cant fight, Im paralysed. Every single time. In 2024, a Swedish government minister becomes the target of cruel online mockery when the object of her fear makes headline news: Bananas. To the world, this is the laugh of the week. To the minister, the fear is real. PHOBIA is a bold expedition into the veiled world of irrational fears. Informed by personal experience and drawing on a range of anonymous narratives, it blends fragmented storytelling, contemporary dance and audio installation to cast a light on the anxiety and absurdity of living with a phobia. Devised and performed by theatre artist and Leeds PhD scholar Wiebke Acton as part of her practice-based research into transnational theatre-making.