A Cavan actor will take part in the acclaimed production of "LOST LEAR"which opens at The Ramor Theatre in Virginia on November 18th.
Bailieborough native Manus Halligan plays the character of Liam in this special show about dementia care homes. According to the local actor, The Ramor Theatre is part of the shows 10 stop tour around Ireland. Speaking to Northern Sound, Manus said that he has worked with director, Dan Colley on numerous other productions before over the years, adding that the idea for LOST LEAR was developed just before Covid in early 2020.The Bailieborough actor highlighted that the show so far has received a"huge response" from audience members, adding that dementia is an illness which is close to the hearts of many:
"The way we set up the narrative and how we deal with the person living with dementia is done in quite a unique way. People seem to be absolutely loving it. We don't treat it to heavy or too light, there's a fine balance. We've worked with people involved in the Alzheimer's Society of Ireland and carers to understand how people treat people with dementia and we developed that process into our methodology in the play."
