Interactive theatre has given my Nan a new lease of life over lockdown
This is the full audio of the article Moving in with his Nan at the height of lockdown, Jay Grainger noticed a deterioration in her mental state, but after ...
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Review: Watching Rosie, Original Theatre
In June 2018, I reviewed Louise Coulthards’ Cockamamy at The Hope Theatre. It was the good old days, pre-virus, in which we could sit shoulder to shoulder in t...
Antosh Wojcik: “When I perform I go back to him”
Dealing with the loss of a family member to dementia, Antosh Wojcik decided to fuel his grief into drumming and spoken word. Here, he talks to Pam Vera about b...
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Review: A Family Outing – 20 Years On, The Pit at The Barbican
In 1998, theatre-maker, performer and director Ursula Martinez made her first theatre show, A Family Outing. It was an autobiographical work in which Martinez ...
Blog: Still Me: creating creative space for dementia, spanning generations
Here we are again Happy as can be All good pals and jolly good company. So sings everybody as we gather around our flower-laden table in The Dukes...
Review: Cockamamy, Lion and Unicorn Theatre
Cockamamy, the definition means ludicrous; implausible. But is this production, part of the Camden Fringe Festival, a true representation of its definition? ...