instructed to feel the veins of the leaf. These represented family and highlighted the difficulty of finding one’ s ancestors because of the increasing numbers within each generation. The use of physical theatre was a technique which gave the production excitement and held the audience’ s attention, especially through the use of rewinds to show events a second time. The final part of the play was hugely powerful and effective, with the company unexpectedly tearing through a white paper backdrop that had been used to screen background performance pieces.
We are very grateful to the talented and versatile actors and directors who produced this compelling piece of theatre – those who saw the performance have etched its brilliance in their collective memory.
Hannah Saint, Year 11
Mnemonic was performed in aid of Refugee Action, a charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers to resettle and build new lives in the UK. The play has huge resonance with the current mass migration across Europe and plight of refugees today. In these turbulent times, its focus on our common humanity and history is, I hope, an important reminder of what connects us and our capacity for compassion and empathy.
Gavin Henry, Director
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