Written by Judith Silver, Mum Thumb is a play about the author and her mother. It flashes back to their earlier lives while mainly focusing on the end of the mother’s life, including her journey through vascular dementia. The play is a lesson in kindness, patience and solidarity, exploring the impact of dementia and death on relationships.

These online events are an opportunity to watch, in real time, a recording of the play as it was performed live on Zoom on 28th February 2021, gathering with an online audience and the playwright to share impressions and feelings it has evoked afterwards.

To find out more about the play and the writer, please visit our webpage :-)