Care workers can claim a 15% discount on tickets for dementia-themed play In Other Words, which is being staged by Music for Dementia to mark September’s World Alzheimer’s Month.

The Utley Foundation, which runs the Music for Dementia campaign, has given a grant to enable a three-week run of the play at London’s Arcola Theatre, followed by six further performances as part of a short tour outside of London. Music for Dementia will host a special performance for invited guests from the worlds of music, health and adult social care on World Alzheimer’s Day, September 21.

In Other Words, written by  playwright and actor Matthew Seager, explores how music can help reconnect people living with dementia to their loved ones and the world around them. The play debuted in 2017 and has gone on to achieve international success, including four Moliere Awards for the French production.

To celebrate World Alzheimer’s Month and support the hard-working people working in dementia care, Music for Dementia is offering a limited number of discounted seats at the Arcola Theatre. Care workers should use the code OTHERWORDS15 when buying tickets.

Sarah Metcalfe, managing director of Music for Dementia said: “In Other Words is a great play, a love story that grips you emotionally as this couple deal with the reality of dementia. In the background it highlights the way music can become a lifeline. By bringing the play back to the stage we hope to get the message to more people that it’s worth giving music a try, even if it’s just for 10 minutes in a carer’s busy day.”

Matthew Seager wrote In Other Words after facilitating a sensory stimulation workshop in a care home as part of his university course. When he played Frank Sinatra’s ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ at the end of the session he said he was “floored” when the room came alive.

Tickets for the Arcola performance can be booked here. The play will also be performed at Phoenix Arts, Bordon; Exeter Phoenix, Exeter; The Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington; The Mission Theatre, Bath; Derby Theatre, Derby; and OSO Arts Centre, Barnes.