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Theatre

Turning Alzheimer’s into theatre is like building a surfboard out of sawdust

Plus: Finborough’s commitment to literary archeology is vital to theatre. Alas, not every dig yields a classic

29 October 2015

9:00 AM

29 October 2015

9:00 AM

Plaques and Tangles

Royal Court, until 21 November

Treasure

Finborough, until 14 November

Here are three truths about play-writing. A script without an interval will be structurally flawed. A vague, whimsical title means a vague, whimsical drama. And a play about Alzheimer’s will self-destruct for the obvious reason that drama is an examination of character while Alzheimer’s is an effacement of character, so the paint evaporates before it reaches the canvas.

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