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The Nature of Forgetting
As Tom prepares for his 55th birthday, memories from his past begin flooding back while he lives with young onset dementia.
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- Shoreditch Town Hall · London — 18 January – 22 January 2023
- Hackney Empire · London — From 8 October 2026 · booking through 8 October 2026
- Curve · Leicester — 9 November – 10 November 2026
Tom is living with young onset dementia when memories from his past begin flooding back as he prepares for his 55th birthday party. The play follows the experience of a weakening memory from inside Tom’s perspective, focusing not simply on what is being lost but on the fragments of identity and experience that remain.
A non-verbal piece combining original live music with visual performance, using fragmented memory rather than conventional dialogue-led storytelling to enter Tom’s changing inner world.
non-verbal theatre, memory-led storytelling, live music and intimate studies of dementia.
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- From 8 Oct 2026
- Booking until 8 Oct 2026
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