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Forgotten Things (4 stars)

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Forgotten Things

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A dark comic play about finding hope…and what happens when it's taken away.This acclaimed cross-generational story fuses puppetry, innovative theatre and surreal style. “ Thinking theatre.... ” The Stage “A weird and wonderful production.” Metro 16 year old Toby believes he's a failure. He's losing the will to live.. His parents are frightened. They don't want to lose their baby… And then there's Grandma Lilly - she's just losing her mind … Toby's parents are out seeking help for him the night he decides to end it all. Luckily, having forgotten 'something important' Lilly interrupts to lead Toby into a mystery of half memories and family secrets. Finding the answers might just save both their lives...

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Forgotten Things

13 Aug 20094 stars

Bittersweet, intelligent family farce

Suicidal teenager Toby, more-than-half-mad granny Lilly and manic, self-centred, bickering parents Philip and Margot form the spectacularly dysfunctional family at the centre of this bittersweet play. All of them have forgotten things, mainly how to…

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