Theatre Re's THE NATURE OF FORGETTING to Embark on UK Tour

Following a highly successful run at Edinburgh Fringe 2017, Theatre Re's The Nature of Forgetting now launches an exciting international tour. It is a powerful, explosive and joyous piece about what is left when memory and recollection are gone.

Tom has just turned 55. As he dresses for his birthday party, tangled threads of disappearing memories spark him into life, unravelling as a tale of friendship, love and guilt. This ambitious project with actors, mimes and musicians has been created in collaboration with UCL Neuroscience Professor Kate Jeffery and inspired by interviews and workshops with organisations such as the Alzheimer's Society. While the medium of performance may be an unusual resource for the transmission of science, it shines a light on issues around memory that offers a new perspective.

Director Guillaume Pigé comments, "The responses that we have received so far have been extremely stimulating, inspiring and incredibly humbling. The journey of Tom and his family seems to be resonating with audiences in a deep and intuitive way, regardless of whether or not they are or have been affected by 'forgetting'. The coming months will be crucial for us as a company as we are about to share our work with more people than ever before in the UK and abroad, and we could not be more excited."

Performance Dates:

• 6th - 9th March: West Yorkshire Playhouse, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UP
• 24th - 28th April: Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old St, London, EC1V 9LT
• 1st May: The Quarry Theatre, 26 St Peters St, Bedford, MK40 2NN
• 3rd May: South Hill Park, Ringmead, Bracknell, RG12 7PA
• 9th May: Norwich Playhouse, 42-58 St Georges St, Norwich, NR3 1AB
• 10th - 11th May: Connaught Theatre, Union Pl, Worthing, BN11 1LG
• 19th May: The Dukes, Moor Lane, Lancaster, LA1 1QE
• 27th May: Fwrnes, Carmarthenshire Theatre, Park St, Llanelli SA15 3YE
• 31st May - 3rd June: The MAC, 10 Exchange Street West, Belfast, BT1 2NJ
• 6th June: The Courtyard Theatre, Penhaligon Way, Hereford, HR4 9YJ
• 8th - 9th June: Tobacco Factory Theaters, Raleigh Rd, Bristol, BS3 1TF
• 12th - 13th June: The Lowry, The Quays Theatre, Pier 8, The Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ
• 15th June: The Cornerstone Arts Centre, 25 Station Rd, Didcot, OX11 7NE

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