Vamos Theatre, “one of the most innovative, exciting full mask mime companies currently touring” (The Stage) is returning to Unity Theatre on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th March with its latest production Finding Joy, after sell-out performances at the London International Mime Festival.
Finding Joy, based on a true story, is a piece of theatre inspired by one family’s remarkable and unconventional experience of dementia. Joy Wilson is a funny and gentle 80-something and her grandson Danny a teenager who’s going off the rails. When Joy starts to find it hard to remember things, Danny decides he will care for her. Together, they discover a shared playfulness and a mutual affection. But will that be enough to take on the challenges ahead?
Finding Joy is about a young man who discovers extraordinary caring instincts, and the joyous, playful and accepting relationship he develops with his grandma. Whilst dementia is a tough, often heart-breaking condition, this production encourages people to remember the person beyond the dementia, and shows how positive caring can make a world of difference to everyone facing it.
Full mask is an innovative and unique style of theatre; it has no speech, and in Vamos’s hands it’s one of the most engaging, human, and personal theatre experiences around. The company has visited Unity Theatre before with previous shows, and is delighted to be back in Liverpool and at such a welcoming venue. Finding Joy is selling out in many places, so expect tickets to sell fast.
Tickets for Finding Joy are priced at £12 with concessions available at £10. Tickets are available to buy from the Unity Theatre Box office, by telephone at 0844 8732888 or online at www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk.
To read Liverpool Sound and Visions review of Finding Joy please go to link provided. http://www.liverpoolsoundandvision.co.uk/2013/04/24/finding-joy