5-9 Aug
12:40 (50mins)
Recommended for ages 12+
Trying to help her son-in-law, the serial entrepreneur, be an artist, Mom misunderstands the word 'serial' in a lovely Alzheimer-y way.
Recommended for ages 12+
Trying to help her son-in-law, the serial entrepreneur, be an artist, Mom misunderstands the word 'serial' in a lovely Alzheimer-y way.
ABOUT
My mom's Alzheimers presented when she was 50. Early onset tied to childhood malnutrition. How is that even a thing?
That was the first of a million questions and things that didn't make sense.
My father and sister cared for my mom at home throughout the entire illness. Their navigation of the anger, confusion, sadness, depression, delusion and accusations exhibited by my mom left no time for them to deal with their own emotions and loss.
I use the word loss deliberately. We lost my mom when the Alzheimers progressed and again when she died 21 years later. When you add the grieving process to the navigation process, it's incomprehensible. And there's no rule book.
This play isn't a rule book, but it does have stories about how we coped and learned.
I have many friends now that are in a similar situation and this play is for them. The friends I know and the strangers I haven't met yet. Even if it's only a short reprieve and a couple of laughs, I hope it will help.
ABOUT
With a career spanning film, TV, YouTube and theatre over 40 years, Stacey’s had starring roles but her favourite roles were as a featured extra in the Poohniverse films “Winnnie The Poo: Blood and Honey 3” and “Spiders On a Plane” for Jagged Edge Productions. Second to them is hosting her own cooking show “Sex, Food & Rock n Roll” and performing stand-up comedy under the moniker “A Gefilte Fish Out of Water” (to earn her place on “Taskmaster” one day).
Jack is a Northern working class actor/writer/director whose career began in 2011 when he played Humpty Dumpty in panto. Since then he’s toured the world with stops in the West End of London and numerous appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe. He has starred in feature films for Amazon Prime, and in films at the Brighton and Sydney Fringes before returning to the theatre.
Maddy is an actress from the North East, where she has performed at the Newcastle Theatre Royal and the Peoples Theatre. She graduated with honours from The University of Huddersfield and starred in her first role with The Music Firm at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where she received personal praise through rave reviews.
Recommended for ages 12+