Theatre collective Drama On The Rise usually present a monthly rehearsed reading of female led plays at Books on the Rise in Richmond, as they were unable to do so this month they’re holding it here instead! Happily it is a reading of our very own Luke’s award nominated ONE LAST WALTZ. The cast will feature Emmerdale’s Kath Dow Blyton, Bridgerton’s Gilly Tompkins and Coronation Street’s Sabina Franklyn. There will be a Q&A with the cast and writer after the event and a chance to donate to the Alzheimer’s Society.

This is a Pay What You Decide Event.

Alice is becoming more and more forgetful. Her daughter Mandy is always on hand to help out, but is starting to feel the strain. One day a long-forgotten photograph stirs a memory and lures Alice back to the Crown Hotel in Blackpool, where she hopes for the chance to dance in the tower ballroom one last time. But when mother and daughter reach Blackpool, nothing is quite how Alice remembers, and she finds herself getting lost in the past.

One Last Waltz is a beautifully written portrayal of a family coming to terms with complications caused by Alzheimer’s disease. By turns sparkling with wit and heart-wrenching in its honesty, it’s filled with vital and compassionate insight into the sufferings accompanying a disease that has blighted the landscape for so many.

Buy the playscript here: https://renardpress.com/books/one-last-waltz/ or in the foyer.

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