THE NATURE OF FORGETTING to Launch 10th Anniversary UK and International Tour
Theatre Re's dementia-themed production opens at Hackney Empire, with further stops in Korea and the US.
Internationally acclaimed theatre company Theatre Re celebrates the 10th anniversary of its award-winning production The Nature of Forgetting with a major UK and international tour spanning Autumn 2026 and Spring 2027. The tour also coincides with Theatre Re's 15th anniversary as a company. Recognised as one of the UK's leading visual theatre companies, Theatre Re is renowned for its signature approach, combining striking visual performance with original live music to create deeply moving, non-verbal productions that explore universal human challenges. The Nature of Forgetting has become the company's defining work of the past decade.
In this breathtaking and explosive production, audiences meet Tom, who is living with early-onset dementia. As he prepares for his 55th birthday party, he is swept away into a whirlwind of memories: classroom antics, his first kiss, his wedding day and the key moments that shape our lives. The Nature of Forgetting takes audiences on a life-affirming journey into a weakening mind, asking what remains when memory begins to disappear. Developed in collaboration with neuroscience professor Kate Jeffery and the Alzheimer's Society, the production offers a carefully researched and deeply human portrayal of memory loss.
Since its premiere in 2017, The Nature of Forgetting has toured extensively worldwide, with more than 200 performances in seventeen countries. The production has captivated audiences in New York, Edinburgh, São Paulo, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong and Seoul, playing to sold-out theatres and receiving widespread critical acclaim and five-star reviews.
The anniversary tour opens with a special London performance at Hackney Empire on 8th October 2026 before touring nationally through to March 2027. Alongside the UK tour, Theatre Re will also present the Korean production of The Nature of Forgetting in Seoul, with further US touring planned for 2027 and 2028 with Alliance Artists Management. The company will also continue sharing its distinctive devising practice through a series of open workshops and intensives across the UK, offering participants a rare insight into the process behind its internationally acclaimed productions.
The tour runs in collaboration with Dementia UK. Through this partnership, Admiral Nurses will join post-show discussions at venues across the tour, offering audiences additional insight into early-onset dementia and the realities of living with memory loss. Local neuroscientists will also take part in selected post-show conversations. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and Join Dementia Research are also collaborating with Theatre Re to raise awareness of the production through their networks of hospitals, researchers and dementia groups.
Guillaume Pigé, Founder and Artistic Director of Theatre Re, comments, "When we started Theatre Re 15 years ago, we wanted to create work that revealed something essential about being human. We chose the prefix ‘Re' for our name because so many of the verbs that embodied our ambitions began there: to rediscover, to reinvent, to reveal, and to remind ourselves about the fragility of life."
"The Nature of Forgetting feels deeply connected to those original impulses - the show has opened extraordinary conversations around memory, identity, care and human connection. We feel incredibly grateful and proud that it continues to resonate so powerfully with audiences across the world."
AUTUMN TOUR DATES
8th October 2026 Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, London E8 1EJ https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/the-nature-of-forgetting
13th – 15th October 2026 Jersey Opera House, Gloucester Street, St Helier, Jersey JE2 3QR https://www.jerseyoperahouse.co.uk/events/the-nature-of-forgetting/
9th – 10th November 2026 Curve Leicester, Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1SB https://www.curveonline.co.uk/whatson/shows/the-nature-of-forgetting/
11th – 12th November 2026 BEAM Hertford, The Wash, Hertford, SG14 1PS https://beamhertford.co.uk/whats-on/Zkc-the-nature-of-forgetting/
TRAINING INTENSIVE
19th – 23rd October 2026 Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street London, EC1V 9LT https://www.theatrere.co.uk/openworkshops.html
SPRING TOUR DATES
24th – 25th February 2027 Leeds Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UP – On sale soon
3rd & 4th March 2027 The Storyhouse, Hunter Street, Chester, CH1 2AR https://www.storyhouse.com/whats-on/theatre-re-the-nature-of-forgetting-2/
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