THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN, conceived and directed by client Paul Jepson is a play with a purpose: to engage the audience in a theatrical conversation to explore possible outcomes to communication challenges faced by people with dementia. Four key scenarios are presented where the situation could be made better or worse by someone interacting with a person with dementia.
The audience contribute to how the scenes play out, as they enter the world of dementia through theatre. The rehearsals and the play will be filmed to capture the experiences of the company and audience as the scenarios develop. A production which comes out of the IDEAL dementia research programme at the University of Exeter, and directed and conceived by Paul Jepson, it is informed by both research and real-life experiences of people with dementia and carers who have been involved throughout.
The play is being performed at The University of Exeter and at Exeter Phoenix.
