This was a really excellent piece, performed beautifully.
We went to see this only a month before mum died, by which time her dementia was getting rapidly worse. So I went with a mixture of trepidation and eager expectation.
I needn’t have worried – the play handled dementia as its central theme with great balance and dignity. An excellent effort from a young playwright in his 20s. Barney Norris, you are now on our watch list.
Here is a link to the Bush resource on this play/production.
All of the performances were good, but Linda Bassett and Robin Soans were both exceptional.
There’s a neat little interview with Barney Norris (playwright) and Eleanor Wyld, one of the performers:
Mostly well received by the critics – click here for a search term that finds the reviews.