Alice Howland is stubborn, clever and driven – a professional at the top of her game. But, diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 50, she is compelled to confront her new reality and draw on her resilience to remain independent for as long as possible. Read more …
Alice strives to remain true to the woman she has always been, while relationships shift within her family, in her work and most importantly with herself. Uncompromising yet tender, this new adaptation of the award-winning novel truthfully acknowledges life with a progressive disease - its conflicts and burden, and its small, priceless victories.
Featuring Scottish actress Sharon Small as Alice, this play is a unique insight into the experience of a woman fighting to maintain her identity as her world changes.
Will certainly resonate with many, thanks largely to Sharon Small’s magnetic central performance.
Sharon Small’s performance has a humane nobility.
Gloriously adapted, with Sharon Small delivering an acutely raw, humane performance.
Beautiful and short, but not tragic.
This play definitely isn't easy viewing but it is so worth your time.
Dunford’s play pre-dates the 2015 Oscar-winning film by a couple of years, but over its 90-minute duration packs a similar emotional punch.
Undoubtedly a tear-jerker, Dunford’s approach to such a traumatic story cannot help but leave you sniffling and trying not to sob, yet it is packed with information and some powerful performances.
Although the play can offer no easy answers, it makes a beautiful job of demonstrating the truth of Philip Larkin’s famous assertion that when all else fades, what will remain of us is love – both the love we give, and the love we inspire in others.
A creative set and a stand-out lead make this a worthwhile production.
Beautiful production deals in an academic's experience of early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
King's Theatre, Edinburgh from Tuesday September 25, 2018, until Saturday September 29, 2018. More info: http://www.edtheatres.com/kings
Theatre Royal, Glasgow from Tuesday November 13, 2018, until Saturday November 17, 2018. More info: www.theambassadors.com/theatreroyalglasgow/
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