DEMENTED by playright Ruth Pieloor
Premiering at The Q - Friday 12th August 2022
The Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre
253 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan NSW
In the subconscious maze of dementia, how do you find your way home?
Demented is the latest work by acclaimed ACT theatre-maker and published Playwright (Under My Bed) Ruth Pieloor, who, inspired by her deeply personal experience, turns her magic-realism trademark into an oddly comic, yet breath-taking and touching realisation of Dementia.
An exciting collaboration with local and regional artists, this unique production intercepts playful clowning, exquisite puppetry, dramatic dialogue, and an original score, to share a heroine’s captivating relationship with dementia. We meet Rachel, the mother, the daughter, the carer, the lover, the artist, and gently take her hand as she unravels new challenges in her family’s tapestry of memories, and the legacy it leaves in its wake.
VENUE: The Q
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes
AUDIENCE ADVICE: mild coarse language
AUSLAN SIGNING PERFORMANCES:
Friday 12th August 2022 – 8pm & Sunday 14th August 2022 – 2pm