OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Gary Mitchell 

• Synopsis

  A bank heist is always going to be risky but when it involves a man with a disability who has an axe to grind and his dementia-suffering neighbour the stakes are bound to be raised. Demented tells the story of divorcee Andrew who is taking care of his father James, who is in the early stages of dementia. Keith, his next-door-neighbour is in a wheelchair after a road accident which wasn't his fault. Keith's girlfriend Felicity is listed as his care person but is more likely to borrow his car, money and anything else she wants. Felicity works at the bank, where the manager, Justin, is the driver who put Keith in a wheelchair. This colourful couple hatch up a plan to rob the bank with the beleaguered James next-door and try to persuade Andrew to be their getaway driver. At first Andrew doesn't want to know until Felicity tells him they could use the money to cure his father's dementia. What could possibly go wrong?

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  2

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  04 May 2014

• Producer

  Produced by Lyric Theatre

• Original Venue

  Lyric Theatre
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the play's original programme.