A FREE play later this month will aim to explain the effect that dementia has on family.
But you won’t need to put on your best bib and tucker to see it, as it’s going to be performed not in a theatre but in a library.
Connie’s Colander is aimed at anyone who is affected by Alzheimer’s disease, but organisers say that it will be of most interest to carers, medical professionals and friends and families of those with dementia.
The show, performed by Human Story Theatre, focuses on Connie, a retired domestic science teacher. Emily, her daughter, is enjoying hosting her first TV cookery show: Connie’s Colander, bringing her mother’s recipes onscreen and up-to-date.
Sensitively, with humour and tenderness this newly written play traces the evolving relationship throughout their lives, and the impact of Connie’s Alzheimer’s. Can their relationship, and the TV show, survive?
The show lasts for 50 minutes and there is a post show question and answer session led by an expert in dementia.
Organisers say that the event will be informal and specialists will be able to signpost people to local services. Building on the story within the play, the audience is also encouraged to share their own experiences, both to ‘offload’ and also to help support fellow audience members, if appropriate.
Places are free, but donations towards running costs will be welcomed.
The event takes place at Woodley Library on Monday, June 24 from 2.30pm.
For more details or to book a place, call 0118 969 0304 or email libraries@wokingham.gov.uk
