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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:
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Jimmy: Shane Blake
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Bob: Blake Harrison
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Emily: Harriet Jeffery
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Sue: Sally Proctor
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Edward: Tom Railton
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Pete: Paul Sandys
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Maggie: Beth Scott-Hewlett
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Anita: Laura Waddell
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Veronica: Holly Jackson Walters
Creatives:
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Director: Arnaud Mugglestone
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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.”
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"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.”
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“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.”
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