Moon River
From: Tuesday, 22nd May 2012
To: Saturday, 2 June 2012
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Synopsis
Tells the story of 87-year old Glad as she struggles to make a home in the alien surroundings of the Silver Street Centre, a care home for the elderly in leafy Chingford. How can she fight for territory from the insufferable day visitor Home Service Sandy? How can she find her feet when the ground keeps collapsing beneath her? What is she doing here anyway? She's clearly the only sane one.
Our Review:
Amy Stow - 1 June 2012
Moon River, shrewdly written by Seiriol Davies, tells the tale of Gladys, a newcomer to the Silver Street Centre, a residential home for the elderly in Chingford. The play reveals her trials and torments as she attempts to both remember and forget her past and come to terms with her unsettling and unfamiliar present. Based on true accounts from Tender Trap Theatre’s time spent researching the hang-outs and haunts of the over-75s, this play accurately paints the picture of an environment that is both harrowing and heartwarming.
Gladys, deftly played by Julia Voce, is the anchoring character, drawing the audience into her story, the pain she experiences and disguises, and her awkward relationships with others. She’s instantly loveable precisely for her cranky sarcasm and often displays a crackling wit intermingled with some deliciously dry one-liners: “And I’m telling you Mary, you can’t give someone an ASBO just for speaking G...
Cast
Julia Voce (Gladys)
Lizzie Wort (Esther)
Dan Copeland (Frank)
Bryan Hands (Ron)
Carola Stewart (Ingrid)
Apple Brook (Mary)
Creative
Seiriol Davies (verbatim inspired) (Author)
Tender Trap (Company)
Caroline Horton (Director)
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