A REMARKABLE production looking at the impact of dementia on families comes to the Torch Theatre this week.
Full mask company Vamos Theatre returns to Milford Haven with a touching show performed in mime.
Whilst dementia is a tough, often heart-breaking condition, this production encourages people to remember the person beyond the dementia, and shows how positive caring can make a world of difference to everyone facing it.
Based on a true story, Finding Joy, is inspired by one family's remarkable and unconventional experience of Dementia.
Joy Wilson is a funny and gentle 80-something and her grandson Danny a teenager who’s going off the rails.
When Joy starts to find it hard to remember things, Danny decides he will care for her. Together, they discover a shared playfulness and a mutual affection. But will that be enough to take on the challenges ahead?
Vamos Theatre has been described as one of the 'most innovative and exciting full mask mime companies currently touring' and played to sell-out houses at the London International Mime Festival.
Full mask mime involves no speech yet Vamos produces an engaging, human, and personal theatre experience.
The company has performed at the Torch before, and is making a welcome return.
The show has been Pick of the Week in the Guardian Guide and What's On Stage gave it five stars saying it was 'simply beautiful'.
The show is at the Torch on Friday at 7.45pm. Tickets cost £12/£10 concessions, £9TLC. It is suitable for ages 12+.
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