When the ravages of Alzheimer’s leave an elderly woman marooned in painful memories of October 1950, her grandchild comes up with a creative strategy.
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Joz Norris: Blink
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JOZ NORRIS has left childish pursuits behind. Once a lowly comedian, he now presents himself on the Soho Theatre stage as a dashing magician, ready to wow us with his confident mastery of illusion.
Until he loses his trousers, very early on.
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