Photo: Humberto AraujoThis new work from Vanishing Point explores what it is to grow old and be cared for, in a world where myth and spirituality have been subsumed by what we all know to be true – that we are born, we live and we die. Read more …
Using its distinctive visual imagination, Vanishing Point explores this subject through the dreamlike scenario of a young man who suddenly finds himself in an alarmingly unfamiliar place. A place where everyone seems to know him and where strange rules apply. Where everyone seems to have his best interests at heart, but he is not at liberty to leave.
Tomorrow is a striking meditation on growing old, dementia, needing care and needing to care.
As a beautifully-made cry of grief, empathy and rage, though, this show is unforgettable; and it draws from all of Lenton’s team – including his company of eight actors – a level of artistry that leaves audiences almost breathless, and often moved to tears.
Tomorrow is as far away from the spate of plays about ageing that have sprung up over the last few years as you can imagine.
Matthew Lenton--Into Tomorrow with Vanishing Point
Play explores our care for elderly and vulnerable
Tramway, Glasgow from Friday October 3, 2014, until Saturday October 11, 2014. More info: www.tramway.org
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