Re-Live Theatre Company’s Belonging makes a triumphant return to the stage with a second national tour and its storming success at the Wales Theatre Awards winning Best Actor for Llion Williams, Best Director for Peter Doran and a Best Playwright nomination for Karin Diamond.

Belonging follows the lives of two families as they discover that love and laughter don’t have to stop because of dementia.

The production provides a moving and inspirational insight into the realities faced by families affected by dementia.

The response to the play from critics and audiences has been unanimous in its praise.

Influenced by Re-Live’s creative work with people with dementia and their families for over five years, Belonging has proved to be a truthful window into what families affected by dementia go through 24/7.

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Nowhere has the response been more emphatic than in the health and social care sector, which has turned to this production as a powerful form of dementia awareness. training for thousands of its staff across the country. Belonging 2018 hopes to connect with thousands more professionals who work tirelessly to support people living with dementia.

“As a nurse I have looked after many people living with dementia and I felt that you got the subject absolutely spot on. This is the best dementiatraining I’ve ever attended.” Nurse, Pembrokeshire ARTS AND HEALTH Due to generous support from the Arts Council of Wales, ticket prices for this production are available for just £10 to encourage as many people as possible to come and see a performance. Re-Live TheatreCompany also want to take the message to a younger audience offering a ‘Live for £5’ ticket for anyone aged under the age of 26.

Karin says: “Globally, the number of people living with dementia will increase from 50m in 2018 to 152m by 2050, a 204% increase (World Health Organisation statistics). More and more younger people will be looking after their loved ones in future years so we need younger people to feel engaged by one of the greatest challenges of our time. Theatre can be a powerful way to inform and inspire.”

Phil George, Chair of Arts Council Wales says: “Arts and Health work, so powerful in relation to dementia is having beneficial impact across the full ranges of age, class and geography in Wales. Re-Live are leaders in this field and ACW is delighted to besupporting this vital new tour of Belonging/Perthyn. It is an exceptional theatre show aboutdementia that will inform and inspire communities across Wales”

Belonging will be at the Torch Theatre between May 10 and May 12, 2pm and 7.30pm. Tickets are available at torchtheatre.co.uk or 01646 695267.

Belonging directly reflects the vision set out in the new innovative action plan by Welsh Government to ensure people with dementia can live as independently as possible in their communities.