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The Great Almighty Gill

0	LEEK: Foxlowe Arts Centre
P	Monday 3rd October, 2022
N	7:00pm

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New Perspectives Theatre Company from Nottingham return to the Foxlowe soon after their Festival performances in Edinburgh.

When ‘Good old Dave’, died on 5th November 2015 of complications related to dementia, his son Daniel gave the eulogy. It was brilliant. So good that it deserved a bigger crowd! Laugh, Lament, Love and Lip sync to THE GREAT ALMIGHTY GILL!

"I'm going to be very transparent with you here, what's going to happen very soon is that we, ie: you and me, together, we are going to recreate my dad's funeral. Now don't worry, it'll be funny. I promise. Full of pathos. And bathos. And gallows humour.

"My Dad, Dave, died on 5 November 2015 of complications related to dementia. It was f*cking awful. But the eulogy I gave was brilliant. It deserves a bigger crowd. My way to see if from the molten wreckage of dementia some humanity, art and wonder can be salvaged. I f*cking hope so."

"Excellent. A funny and moving tribute to a father who you wouldn't have wanted to get on the wrong side of." (Everything Theatre review, Edinburgh)