Cast announced for Royal Court play exploring Alzheimer's

Casting has been announced for Nicola Wilson's new play Plaques and Tangles, which premieres at the Royal Court next month.

Running in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs from 14 October to 21 November 2015, the play explores a woman's life with early onset Alzheimer's.

Monica Dolan, recently seen at the Royal Court in The Twits, will star as Megan, in a cast that also features Vanessa Babirye (Gwen/Nurse), Bríd Brennan (Eva/Barbara), Rosalind Eleazar (Young Megan), Alice Felgate (Lila), Robert Lonsdale (Young Jez), Ted Reilly (Ned) and Ferdy Roberts (Jez).

Directed by Royal Court associate Lucy Morrison, the production is designed by Andrew D. Edwards, with lighting design by Anna Watson, sound design by Emily Legg, music by Daniel Elms and movement by Polly Bennett.

Plaques and Tangles is part of the Royal Court's Jerwood New Playwrights programme, which aims to "discover and support the next generation of world class playwrights".

Nicola Wilson's previous theatre includes Moonwalking (Oran Mor), while her radio credits include Cut to the Heart and Life on the Edges.

There will be a series of events to accompany the production, including a talk with consultant neurologist Professor Nick Fox on familial Alzheimer's disease (18 November).