A THOUGHT provoking, yet entertaining play, which explores the wider impact of dementia on a family, takes to the stage at Kelly College on Thursday, December 12 at 2pm.

It is hosted by The Tavistock Dementia Action Alliance and supported by the Rotary Club of Tavistock and the college.

The play, told through a mix of puppetry, drama and storytelling, raises awareness and understanding of dementia, supports early intervention and diagnosis and shows it is possible to 'live well' with the condition.

Two days before the performance in Tavistock the play is being performed at the Houses of Parliament.

Tony Parker, the chairman of the TDAA, said: 'Many of us will have seen changes in our parents and grandparents and sometimes we can't understand that memory loss may be a dementia.

'This play shows how it is possible to live well with a dementia and how important it is to treasure our memories and relationships.

'After the play the actors and the writer invite anyone to ask questions about what it is like to live with a dementia and how, although relationships change, they can remain loving ones.'

'Grandma Remember Me' is written from the perspective of a young child, Lilly, whose grandma develops Alzheimer's.

It explores their changing relationship from Lilly's initial recognition that there is something wrong with her grandma, through the unfolding challenges and final acceptance and understanding of the disease. 

Tony adds: 'It explores the importance of memories and relationships within our lives and how to keep and treasure them and shows how it is possible to "live well" with dementia. It is a piece of high quality theatre, very powerful, realistic and deeply moving.'

Tickets priced at £2 are available from the Original Barber Shop at the Pannier Market and Hansford Bell in West Street or by contacting [email protected]">[email protected] or on facebook at tavistock dementia.