Bothered and Bewildered, by Gail Young

*From the organisers (correct at the time of publishing), please see the organiser’s website for the latest details.

This tragi-comedy is about memory, loss, secrets and, above all, love. Bothered and Bewildered is described by its writer as a ‘comedy drama’; in fact, it is a clear expose’ of the devastation of dementia – the bewilderment of the sufferer and the effect on the family – and that makes a poignant, tragic story with some comic relief.

The play follows Irene and her two daughters, Louise and Beth as they begin a long journey in which the girls lose their mum in spirit but not in body. As her family struggle to come to terms with her Alzheimer’s, Irene’s past passion for romantic fiction blurs with reality. She discusses with her unseen and witty companion, Barbara Cartland, how best to write her ‘memory book’, disclosing to Barbara long kept family secrets that she would never reveal to anyone else.

The cast is as follows:

Irene – Lin Leach
Louise – Emma McNamara
Beth – Teresa Quigley
Barbara Cartland – Nicci Harvey
Young Irene/Shelly – Yasmin Luxford
Jim/James – Dan Creedon
NHS Consultant – Simon Palmer
Community Police Officer – Georgina Walkington

Tickets on sale from 22nd April

Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, inc. www.concordtheatricals.com