REVIEW: In Other Words (TBC Productions)

 

In Other Words - ★★★★☆ - Painfully vital

Studio Theatre: Fri 2- Sat 3 May
Review by Rebecca Mahar

Review commissioned by, and originally published on All Edinburgh Theatre, 3 May 2025. Edited by Thom Dibdin.

A compelling look into the life and struggles of a couple dealing with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, TBC Productions’ In Other Words pairs painful truth with the commitment of love and the power of music, in a play that strikes at the heart of humanity.

Written by Matthew Seager, In Other Words begins before the audience enter. Arthur (Seager) and Jane (Lydia White) lounge and chat in their sitting room, holding hands and only occasionally glancing at the crowd filing in.

Matthew Seager and Lydia White. Pic: Tom Dixon

When the doors close and the lights come down, however, the tone shifts: Jane rises and puts on a cardigan, and Arthur shrinks into his chair, both of them visibly melting from vivacity into catatonia.

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