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Production Notes

STORY

The story delves into the shared memories of a brother and sister

who find themselves once more in the family home, shortly after

the death of their father . Through their

story we look at how shared memories both connect and differ,

how the imagination of our childhoods ingrains itself deeply into

our psyche and how the memories we create throughout life are

finally turned on their head when we encounter dementia and its

effect on the things that are remembered and forgotten.

PRODUCTION STYLE

The production is nonnaturalistic and physical in nature. The play

moves through time frames as we explore the memories of our

central characters. We employ puppetry and object manipulation as

a tool to help us tell the story

THEMES

The central theme in this production is memory, the places and

objects we carry with us in memory both real and imagined and

how our view of memories change when encountering dementia.

Throughout the creation of the piece, we worked with those living

with memory impairment and their experiences, some of which

have been embedded into the final performance

Spring 2018 (preview Tour)

3rd April - Crucible Studio, Sheffield Theatres
* Availabilty for Fest West 2019
4th April - Winchester Discovery Centre
5th April - Lighthouse, Poole 16th/18th/20th/23rd/24th Feb
6th April - The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
7th April - The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham 1st/2nd/3rd March
27th april - new barn theatre, milton abbey
4/5th May - The mercury theatre, colchester
12th May - Shoebox Theatre, Swindon