Theatre Re 'Forgetting' tour to visit Leeds and Chester

A scene from Theatre Re's acclaimed play The Nature of Forgetting. Pic: Ellie Kurttz

Internationally acclaimed company Theatre Re celebrates the 10th anniversary of its award-winning production The Nature of Forgetting with a UK and international tour that visits Leeds Playhouse next February (24-25) and Chester's Storyhouse in March (3-4).

Developed in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Society, "Forgetting" offers a carefully researched and deeply human portrayal of memory loss.

Audiences meet Tom, who is living with early-onset dementia, as he prepares for his 55th birthday party, swept away into a whirlwind of memories - classroom antics, his first kiss, his wedding day and the key moments that shape our lives.

Since its premiere in 2017, the play has toured extensively worldwide, with more than 200 performances in 17 countries.

Theatre Re's founder and artistic director, Guillaume Pige, said: "When we started 15 years ago, we wanted to create work that revealed something essential about being human. We chose the prefix ‘Re’ for our name because so many of the verbs that embodied our ambitions began there: to rediscover, to reinvent, to reveal, and to remind ourselves about the fragility of life.

"The Nature of Forgetting feels deeply connected to those original impulses - the show has opened extraordinary conversations about memory, identity, care and human connection. We feel incredibly grateful and proud that it continues to resonate so powerfully with audiences across the world."

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