Monthly Archives: December 2024
‘Mnemonic’ review – a play about memory
These interrelated stories trigger a dissection into the subject of memory, albeit a rather surface level exploration – like a thin sheet of ice. Abdalla’s introductory monologue peaks with some lofty questions; how does memory work? What is the purpose of memory? How do relationships with the human and the natural world intersect? Unfortunately, his memory fails him in remembering to properly answer these questions. But then again, forgetting is an essential component of memory, as Abdalla ironically points out. Mnemonic is, however, successful in conveying the crucial message that it is stories which keep memory and indeed our human conditions alive. Stories like Mnemonic, perhaps?
“We’re your mother’s, we’re your…daughters, we’re your sisters, your wives, your girlfriends, your aunties, your nieces…we are your society”: An introduction to love and care in life with endometriosis:
How would you feel if, every month, a section of your lung began to grow in your arm, your leg, or even your eyes? Every time you breathe, that piece behaves the same way as a lung, inflaming and contracting in places it is not designed for. Imagine that pain, a part of your body […]
