Following a successful and critically acclaimed short run at The Hope Theatre in 2015, Luke Adamson’s heartfelt piece, One Last Waltz, transfers to Greenwich Theatre this March.
Of course it’ll be strange dancing there without George but I now he’ll be looking down smiling. I’m actually quite looking forward to it. Oh sorry, look at me prattling on. What were you saying?
Alice is becoming more and more forgetful. Her daughter Mandy is always on hand to help out but the strain is becoming too much. A long forgotten photograph stirs a memory and lures Alice back to the Crown Hotel in Blackpool. Hoping for a chance to dance in the tower ballroom one last time, mother and daughter set out, but Blackpool isn’t how Alice remembers and things become too much for her as she finds herself getting lost in the past.
Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia, affecting around 496,000 people in the UK and is predicted to affect 1 in 85 people globally by 2050. Based on real life events and experiences, this funny and touching new play explores the difficulties in coming to terms with the disease.
One Last Waltz is at Greenwich Theatre 9th – 17th March 2018.
