Like There's No One Looking, a play with its heart in Eccles, is on for two nights at the Albert Chophouse on Albert Square, 4th and 5th July, before moving onto Smiths Restaurant in Eccles, 6th and 7th July.
A production of the Barton Theatre Company in Eccles, this is a story which has empathy, humour and pathos. The story, with a few twists and a dark secret, revolves around a woman in her seventies who now has dementia and uses music as both a therapy and a means to bring back long forgotten, often happier memories.
"The music brings her back to the Queen's Coronation in 1953 and the street parties which were prevalent at the time" explains the play's writer, Eccles-born and bred Elaine McCann "She's then dancing as a young woman with her brother to the Tennessee Wig Walk. We see the dance that her brother used to do with her when she was a little child."
"The belief is that music and dancing is an amazing therapy for people who are living with dementia" Elaine adds "It helps bring back memories of their life, it helps to calm people down. They put headphones on, listen to their choice of music and it's a very calming thing".
The play also resonates strongly with Salfordians. Elaine says "last night, when the play was on in Wilmslow, the bloke next to me said, 'Oh, you're from Salford too?'. While it's a heavy subject, in amongst all the poignancy, there are amusing moments in the play, there are a good few laughs in it which come from the people. They are characters who by nature say funny things. The language and use of phrases are very much from this area."
Like There's No One Looking
Barton Theatre Company
Monday and Tuesday 4th and 5th July 8pm
The Albert Square Chop House,
The Memorial Hall, Albert Square, Manchester M2 5PF
Tickets £5/£4 – for details click here
The Albert Square Chop House, Manchester Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th July
Smiths Restaurant, Eccles
For further details on the play and to book tickets see www.bartontheatre.co.uk/ or www.facebook.com/BartonTheatreCompanyEccles
Preview by Anthony Murphy
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