Audience's responses at EdFringe 2017 - Theatre Re's The Nature of Forgetting

Audience's responses at EdFringe 2017 - Theatre Re's The Nature of Forgetting
About the show:
“There is something, way down deep that’s eternal about every human being... And that’s what’s left when memory is gone.”
Thornton Wilder - Our Town
Part of British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2017 and following a sell-out run at the 2017 London International Mime Festival, Theatre Re presents a powerful, explosive and joyous piece about what is left when memory is gone.
Tom is 55, today. As he dresses for his party, tangled threads of disappearing memories spark him into life, unravelling as a tale of friendship, love and guilt.
About Theatre Re:
Established in 2009, Theatre Re is a London-based international ensemble creating thought-provoking and moving work.
Its shows examine fragile human conditions in a compelling, physical style embracing mime, theatre and live music, and are often described as magical, poetic and tender as well as disturbing and haunting.
The name of the company comes from the prefix ‘re’. It is the ‘re’ of re-discovering and re-imagining, breathing new life into what already exists. Intimate collaborations with experts in different fields - such as science and public health - and various community groups throughout the devising process play a crucial part in the development of the work. Our productions have toured widely in the UK but also in France, Ireland, Switzerland and Germany.
Theatre Re is an Associate Company at The Point, Eastleigh and South Hill Park Arts Centre.
Productions include: The Nature of Forgetting (2017), Blind Man’s Song (2015-2016), The Little Soldiers (2013-2014), The Gambler (2011-2013), Your Letter, At Last! (2009-2011) and gLoved (2009-2010).
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Funded by Arts Council England.
Co-commissioned by the London International Mime Festival, The Point Eastleigh, and South Hill Park Arts Centre
Supported by Shoreditch Town Hall, Jacksons Lane, Lincoln Drill Hall and Haringey Council
Running time: 75 minutes / no interval
Age guidance: 8 +
Creative team:
Conceived & Directed by Guillaume Pigé
Devised by the Company
Isabella / Sophie - Louise Wilcox
Emma / Mrs Denis - Eygló Belafonte
Mike - Matthew Austin
Tom - Guillaume Pigé
Multi-instrumentalist / Teacher - Alex Judd
Percussionist / Schoolboy - Chris Jones or Keiran Pearson
Composer - Alex Judd
Lighting Designer - Katherine Graham
Associate Lighting Designer & Stage Manager - Lucy Adams
Costume & Prop Designer - Malik Ibheis
Set & Props maker - Tim Highman, Andres Velasquez
Dramaturg - A.C Smith
Scientific Collaborator - Professor Kate Jeffery
Assistant Producer - Bevin Ng
External Curator - Andrew Visnevski
Photographer - Danilo Moroni
Graphic Designer - Rebecca Pitt
Devising cast: Matthew Austin, Malik Ibheis, Chris Jones, Alex Judd, Fred McLaren, Keiran Pearson, Guillaume Pigé, Eygló Belafonte, Andres Velasquez, Louise Wilcox.
Thank You:
Thank you to Helen Lannaghan, Joseph Seelig, James Pidgeon, Sacha Lee, Liz Wolton, Matthew Dwyer, Neil Webb, Ron McAllister, Mark Hooper, Adam Pownall, Simon Hollingworth, Stuart Cox, Jason Keen, Louisa White, Clive Lyttle, Elena Pippou, Yota Kondopoulou, Sean Levett, Elizabeth Palmer, Nuala Kiely, Charles Kenyon, Jim Horton, Caroline Cottrell, Andrea Carrington, Gordon Peters, James Cowling, Jack Judd, Sabrina Mahfouz, Cécile Bloy, Romain Pigé, Charlène Pigé, Jean-Paul et Michèle Pigé, Eddy and Danièle Bloy, Isabelle Bloy, Ramon Ayres, Roland Steichenberger, Veronica Dyas, the Brenier family, Jon Stoncato, Pauline Raineri and Léa Tirabasso.
Thank you also to everyone at the Hail Mental Health Support Association, Saint Ann’s Library, Saint Ann’s Hospital Memory Service, the Haringey Older People’s Forum, the Haringey Dementia Café, the Alzheimer’s Society, and Homes for Haringey.

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By far THE BEST thing I saw at edfringe17 (I saw 53 shows) and I’m so sad you’re not here this year. This show has stayed with me in such a profound way.