A Tender Thing Pre-show Discussion
Tue 3 Nov 6pm, Stage 3Why do we age? How do our bodies change when we age? What happens to our health and why does it seem to deteriorate? A special pre-show discussion to that evening's performance of A Tender Thing will look at the ideas that inspired the reimagining of the Romeo and Juliet story as an older couple whose life together is drawing to a close.
From the Royal Shakespeare Company, Assistant Director Michael Fentiman and Movement Director Lucy Cullingford will appear as part of a panel of guests discussing the play and the way in which the 40-something cast are 'playing up' as a Romeo and Juliet in their 60s.
Chaired by special guest Professor Tom Kirkwood, Director of the Institute for Ageing and Health at Newcastle University, the panel also features writer in residence at the Institute, Valerie Laws.
The Institute for Ageing and Health was founded in 1994. It is based on the rapidly developing Campus for Ageing and Vitality at the General Hospital site. The Institute attaches great important to addressing the needs of society and has played a leading role in developing 'Years Ahead', the North-East forum on Older People. It has made major contributions to enhancing the profile of ageing research through leading roles in activities of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, the Government Office for Science 'Foresight' and the European Union.
This event is part of Newcastle University's Changing Age Programme.
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1 Comments:
We travelled over two hours in each direction to see this production and thought it well worth-while. The playwright has cleverly woven together lines from, Romeo and Juliet, plus some from other Shakespeare plays to create a moving experience that is in some ways more emotionally charged than the original. The two actors are superb.
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