LOVE BEYOND
By Ramesh Meyyappan
Presented by Raw Material & Vanishing Point in association with Aberdeen Performing Arts.
Love Beyond is a love story. But not a typical one.
Harry has dementia. He also uses sign language. As he moves into a new home, he is accompanied by memories that dance like ghosts around him. Events from the past seem newly present; a visit from his wife rekindles their love - he imagines they are young and together again.
Harry’s carer provides him with some solace, but just as the determined nurse begins to learn Harry’s sign language, he begins to forget it, leaving him in a unique world where he must confront the only thing that remains – himself.
Love Beyond is a beautiful, tender and visually creative new show from renowned theatre artist Ramesh Meyyappan, and directed by Matthew Lenton.
This show incorporates BSL, visual language and oral dialogue. It intends to present an equal experience for d/Deaf audiences and hearing audiences.
Supported by British Deaf Association.
FIVE NOMINATIONS IN THE 2023 CATS AWARDS (CRITICS’ AWARDS FOR THEATRE IN SCOTLAND):
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE - RAMESH MEYYAPPAN
BEST NEW PLAY – RAMESH MEYYAPPAN
BEST DESIGN - BECKY MINTO (SET AND COSTUME) AND SIMON WILKINSON (LIGHTING)
BEST MUSIC AND SOUND – DAVID PAUL JONES (WINNER)
BEST TECHNICAL PRESENTATION (WINNER)
EDINBURGH FRINGE 2024
12-25 August 2024
ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE - Gordon Aikman Theatre
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024
Made In Scotland Showcase
SCOTTISH TOUR
30 August - 17 October 2024
Ayr, Aberdeen, Cumbernauld, Perth, Greenock, St Andrews, Glasgow, Stirling, Inverness.
Scottish Tour supported by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
“★★★★ Ramesh Meyyappan’s performance is, in truth, outstanding”
“★★★★★ Meyyappan’s performance is mesmerizing and profoundly moving – the world of emotions that is held in his eyes is one that I have rarely seen, and makes it impossible not to connect and empathise with the character”
“★★★★ Passionate, powerful, and poignant.”
“★★★★ The staging is a piece of creative genius ”
Creative Credits
Written and performed by Ramesh Meyyappan
Directed by Matthew Lenton
Set & Costume Designer Becky Minto
Lighting Designer Simon Wilkinson
Composer David Paul Jones
CAST
Young Harry Rinkoo Barpaga
Nurse Elicia Daly
Wife Amy Kennedy
Old Harry Ramesh Meyyappan
Production photography: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
TOURING HISTORY:
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 10-11 February 2023, as part of MANIPULATE
Tron Theatre, Glasgow, 17-18 February 2023