Memoria

Thank you to everyone who came to see Memoria in Chapter theatre or watched the performance online. Your help in spreading the word has enabled thousands of people in over 12 countries to watch the show! We have received an extraordinary response to the performance. Thank you for getting in touch to share your thoughts and feelings. We value each and every one of your responses. 

"Never before have I been so touched and so affected by a trip to the theatre. The performance was astounding." 

"I've learnt more about dementia in one evening than in 4 years of medical school" 

“Thank you for a moving, informative, beautifully-staged performance. Thank you to everyone for your honesty & bravery”

"Life affirming, beautiful and sensitive. I loved every second of it"

"Having worked in care for 30 years this is one programme I will always remember watching - thank you!" 

"Immensely moved watching Memoria last Saturday. Incredibly valuable theatre. Humanity shines" 

Click here to watch Memoria online.

Belonging

We are really excited about “Belonging” which gets its premiere this week!! Thanks to the Arts Council of Wales support, Karin has been able to spend the last 6 months researching and writing this new piece. She has spoken with many people with direct experience of dementia and greatly appreciates their time, honesty and courage in sharing their stories. The last few weeks have seen the script come to life in the hands of 4 fantastic actors. We are giving 4 pilot performances this week in Cardiff and Llandrindod Wells for an invited audience of NHS staff, carers, artists and people with personal experience of dementia in their family and friends. We are curious and hopeful about how the piece will be received…we will then be focusing on touring this piece around the UK and getting the message to as many people as possible that dementia does not need to remain a stigma. The more we talk about it, the better things become!

Playback Theatre

We have had an interesting experience of having Playback Theatre practitoners Rea Dennis, (University of South Wales) and Magda Miranda on a short placement with us. They offered us an exciting glimpse into Playback Theatre – both its methodology and practical applications. As a company we have been able to experiment with music, improvisation, sculptures and group exercises and exchange ideas and skills. Re-Live has now acquired an additional set of tools to further develop their storytelling theatre work in an Arts in Health context.

Busy with training

Karin and Alison are busy with training. We are delighted to be training lots more care staff in Lancashire through our ongoing partnership with Lancashire Workforce Development Partnership. Our courses, Experiencing Dementia and Introduction to Life Story Work are going really well. One young male care assistant said to us “I never thought I’d be able to understand how people with dementia feel, but after today I really feel I can”. This is the kind of feedback that inspires us and keeps us going!