Before I leave I'll give you some happiness - The laughter and pain, the good that remains - Hold me tighter still, keep me safe until - Hold me close, before I leave. In Merthyr, people who are losing themselves find each other in a choir for individuals living with dementia and Alzheimer's. Joe is too young, this shouldn't be happening to him; Dyanne battles to hold on to the man she married. Evan and Rocky fight a 30-year-old fight - the miners' strike may be long gone, but the scars remain as the memories jumble and fade. Ex-librarian and mezzo-soprano Marge has lost her voice. Perhaps only the choir can help her get it back. And Isabelle won't let her spirit be locked away and forgotten in a care home that she thinks doesn't care at all.T0857401177World Premiere. A funny, moving and ultimately uplifting production featuring covers of well-known songs by artists ranging from Tom Jones to the Sex Pistols, plus new music by Nicky Wire and James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers.Producer National Theatre Wales. Producer Wales Millennium Centre. Director Matthew Dunster. Design Anna Fleischle. Design Dick Straker (video designer). Musical Director Dyfan Jones. Lighting Joe Fletcher. Sound Ian Dickinson (for Autograph). Costume Angharad Matthews. Musical Director Greg Palmer (associate musical director). Director Gavin Porter (emerging director). Performer James Ashton. Performer Desmond Barrit. Performer Llinos Daniel. Performer Vern Griffiths. Performer Celia Hewitt. Performer Dafydd Hywel. Performer Martin Marquez. Performer Sara McGaughey. Performer Gaynor Morgan Rees. Performer Melanie Walters. Performer Oliver Wood. Performer Lisa Zahra. Performer Gwawr Loader. | |
| 27 May 16 to 11 Jun 16 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff :: V824 listing details L01417123248 |
