top of page
Screenshot 2023-03-14 at 10_edited.jpg

The Accidental Lives
of Memories

Written by Frank Bramwell

ABOUT THE PLAY

How real are our memories, are we right to place so much reliance on them? These and other questions are looked at as group of 8 young people follow their chosen paths in life.

First performed: White Bear Theatre, London, 2007

Cast and creative team

Cast:

  • Jimmy: Shane Blake 

  • Bob: Blake Harrison  

  • Emily: Harriet Jeffery 

  • Sue: Sally Proctor 

  • Edward: Tom Railton 

  • Pete: Paul Sandys 

  • Maggie: Beth Scott-Hewlett 

  • Anita: Laura Waddell 

  • Veronica: Holly Jackson Walters 

Creatives:

  • Director: Arnaud Mugglestone

  • Writer & Producer: Frank Bramwell

Reviews

“Combining dance, Shakespearean prose, and a set that could have been the brainchild of an Apple Mac designer, The Accidental Lives of Memories explores the use of memory and self-identity in tackling contemporary existentialist dilemmas.”

Reviewer

"To conclude, this play is thoroughly enjoyable, thought provoking, slightly sexy and very well choreographed."

Reviewer

“In theory, there is nothing new in writing about the process of writing. But the combination of writer Frank Bramwell’s accomplished control, Aris Karakasis’ entirely apt music, and imaginative direction from Arnaud Mugglestone makes fresh and absorbing what we could dismiss as self-indulgent and strange.”

Reviewer

“Without us even realising there is a plot, it keeps us guessing to the end and to a large extent we come to accept the play’s conventions of Shakespearean syntax and actors draped from head to foot in blue shirts.”

Reviewer

Part of...

© Alternative Theatre 2023

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
bottom of page