Contemporary Drama
By Ramesh Meyyappan
Raw Material & Vanishing Point Co-Production, in association with Aberdeen Performing Arts
Love Beyond is a love story. But not a typical one.
Harry has dementia. He also uses sign language. As he moves into a new home, he is accompanied by memories that dance like ghosts around him. Events from the past seem newly present; a visit from his wife rekindles their love – he imagines they are young and together again.
Harry’s carer provides him with some solace, but just as the determined nurse begins to learn Harry’s sign language, he begins to forget it, leaving him in a unique world where he must confront the only thing that remains – himself.
Love Beyond is a beautiful, tender and visually creative show from renowned theatre artist Ramesh Meyyappan, directed by Matthew Lenton, in a co-production from Raw Material and Vanishing Point.
Scottish Theatre Awards 2024:
WINNER: BEST SCOTTISH PRODUCTION AT EDINBURGH FRINGE – LEADING LIGHT AWARD
CATS Awards 2023:
WINNER: BEST MUSIC AND SOUND
WINNER: BEST TECHNICAL PRESENTATION
★★★★★ – There are few superlatives that should be left in any dictionary after describing this sublime piece of theatre… an exceptional piece of creative thought, visual excellence and theatrical joy
British Theatre Guide
★★★★★ – Truly exceptional theatre
Broadway World
★★★★ – A show about love made with love and visual flair… beautiful… a technical triumph
The Stage
★★★★ – Powerful story of dementia plays out like a thriller… stupendously directed by Matthew Lenton
The Guardian
★★★★ – Combines tremendous depths of emotion with sheer technical brilliance… which leads us straight into the surges of thought and emotion in Harry’s mind, that cannot be expressed in words.
The Scotsman
★★★★ – Passionate, powerful and poignant.
Edinburgh Guide
★★★★ – The staging is a piece of creative genius
All Edinburgh Theatre
