Accidental Nostalgia

Traverse    11 - 30 August @ 22.15    Cynthia Hopkins with Jim Findlay and Jeff Sugg

A disturbing yet challenging operetta based on a true story about a woman who seems to have repressed a memory of killing her father. The piece sees her attempt to discover the truth as well as herself along the way. Through the opening lecture on amnesia, she confesses to using herself as the subject matter and begins her journey. Many questions arise and the audience are taken on a cerebral journey that stretches and challenges. Is it that we should forget some things from our past or indeed move on and look to the future?

Cynthia Hopkins, who wrote and composed the production is the lead character and has a haunting, pure voice – well suited to the character and plot. She is supported by her creative team of Jim Findlay, Jeff Sugg and DJ Mendel who all participate in the enacting of this production by their clever use of multimedia. The live band, with Gloria Deluxe, takes the audience on a musical journey playing blues, country and searching ballads. This production is an incredible complex weaving of storytelling, media and song and is certainly memorable for all the right reasons.