Mind The Gap
Written by Abi Bown / Produced by Theatre of Debate
Focus
Alzheimers, Post traumatic stress disorder, Smart drugs, neuroethics, mental health and well being
Audience
Young people (14 plus) and adults
Resources
Available for teachers and students, science communicators and health workers
Full Film
Available through Theatre of Debate, with subtitles by Stagetext
Length
60 Minutes
Overview
Tells the story of three disparate characters who find themselves stranded in a deserted underground station. Vijay is haunted by the memory of his violent past, while Dino escapes, using drugs to manufacture forgetfulness. Meanwhile Maya’s memories are crumbling away with the onset of Alzheimer’s.
Developed in partnership with the European Alliance of the Brain, supported by the Wellcome Trust and performed at the Royal Albert Hall.
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Cast
Karl Queensborough
as Vijay
Patrick Myles
as Silas
Annie Domingo
as Maya
Nathan Bryon
as Dino
Synopsis
Three disparate people find themselves stranded on a deserted platform of an underground station. Vijay – caught in an eternal moment of remembering a crime he’d sooner forget.
Maya – slowly descending into a world of chaos, her memory crumbling away, piece by jigsaw piece. Dino – whose fractured psyche is soothed only by the drugs he takes and thoughts of escape.
They are ministered to by Silas, the lone kiosk attendant, self styled healer and purveyor of Kit Kats and crisps.
Together on platform 2B these four minds are compelled to confront the devastating nature of Alzheimer’s disease, the agony that is post traumatic stress and just what it is that could drive someone to kill at random…
Developed in partnership with
The Association of Medical Research Charities
Supported by:
The Wellcome Trust
The Royal Albert Hall
Central YMCA
The Hobson Charity
Presented on screen in partnership with:
Picturehouse Cinemas
The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)
Created in collaboration with
Dr Illina Singh, Reader in Bioethics and Society, London School of Economics and Political Science
Dr David Dexter, Reader in NeuroPharmacology,Dept of Medicine, Imperial College
Prof Steven Rose
Prof Richard Ashcroft, MA (Cantab) PhD (Cantab) FHEA, FIBiol Professor of Bioethics
Experts both contributed to the development of the production and to the live debates in cinemas
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