You've got to be choking me...

SKELF Theatre Co. (winners of the Prague Fringe Audience Award and Inspiration Award in 2023 and 2025) lands in the SoHo Playhouse all the way from Glasgow for their New York debut!

Somewhere in small-town Scotland, an old man nearly chokes to death on a gobstopper, and chaos begins to unfold. Making one bad decision after another and armed with a natural knack for saying the wrong thing at precisely the worst moment, our protagonist learns that in her town, trouble doesn’t just come knocking — it kicks the door down.

With sharp humour and raw honesty, Gobstopper by Leyla Aycan is a punch-in-the-face tale of self-discovery, accountability, and the relentless quest for redemption. This dark comedy reveals how our labels can both shape — and shatter — who we are, in a world that dictates our identities long before we have had the chance to figure it out for ourselves.

“You cling to Aycan’s every word throughout the piece – wondering what absurd ploy this character is going to pull next… Biting, zesty, and totally consuming – Gobstopper is a sucker-punch to the face you’ll find hard to not get lost in.” - Binge Fringe