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Bipolar & The English Channel

Opening Date: Dec 3, 2025
Closing Date: Dec 14, 2025
Bipolar & The English Channel

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Playing @
Theatre Row - Theatre Five
410 West 42nd Street, New York City, NY 10036
Bipolar & The English Channel is Julie Ridge’s story of how a casual mile-a-day pool swimmer became an English Channel swimmer in nine short months, and how that zig-zag journey across grey murky seas has paralleled her life with bipolar disorder. Act I is her Channel saga, which includes an illustrated telling of her 17 hour and 55 minute swim from England to France. Act II is a cautionary tale of suicidal depressions and dangerous manias that spanned a lifetime—until a near-fatal manic episode landed her on an unforgiving NYC psychiatric ward. Ridge's one-woman show culminates in her journey back to sanity and a meaningful life.
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Performance Schedule

TUESDAY-FRIDAY @ 7 PM
SATURDAY @ 2 PM & 7 PM
SUNDAY @ 2 PM


Cast
  • Julie Ridge

Written By
  • Julie Ridge

TDF Tickets Offers:

TDF Member tickets:

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Full-price tickets:

$44.00 - $44.00

Accessibility

  • Box Office

    The box office is street level and wheelchair accessible.
  • Curb Ramps

    There are curb ramps on 9th Ave. or Dyer Ave.
  • Restroom

    Wheelchair accessible. On second floor lounge and on C level – (lower level)
  • Elevator\Escalator

    Elevator to all floors
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Entrance

    Theatre is located on the botttom floor of the Theatre Row complex, and is accessible by elevator. The building entrance is street level.
  • Visual Assistance

    None available
  • Folding Armrests

    None available
  • Water Fountain

    The fountain is wheelchair accessible.
  • Assisted Listening System

    Available at the bar on the second floor. A photo ID is required to hold as a deposit.
  • Wheelchair Info

    There is a designated area where there are removable seats
  • Parking

    Theatre Five uses ParkWhiz - https://www.parkwhiz.com/theatre-row-parking/

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