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    Once Upon a Lifetime (2002)
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    The Good Companions (performing in 2005)
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    Routes (1997)
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    Cheers (1995)
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    Hopping Mad (1991)
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    The Fifty Years Ago Show (1983)

    • Welcome to the Reminiscence Theatre Archive of Pam Schweitzer

    This unique archive is a complete record of the Reminiscence Theatre productions created between 1983 and 2005, during which time Pam Schweitzer was Founder and Artistic Director of Age Exchange Theatre Trust. It covers professional shows, shows by older people, inter-generational shows and it includes local, national and international projects. The archive, housed at the University of Greenwich since 2012, contains the memories of the elderly people involved and also documents how those memories were transformed into performances. Find out more about us or get in touch.

    • About us

      About us

      Archiving reminiscence theatre: our history and where we are now
    • Productions

      Productions

      Professional productions: research, videos, press and accompanying publications
    • Methods

      Methods

      Our methodology: practical guidance on making theatre from memories
    • Current work

      Current work

      Research and practical work undertaken since the archive came to Greenwich
    • Older people's theatre

      Older people's theatre

      Older people sharing, rehearsing and performing their own memories
    • Intergenerational

      Intergenerational

      Old and young make theatre together, bringing the past into the present
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    • An introduction to reminiscence in dementia care

      An introduction to reminiscence in dementia care

      Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today
    • Children and older people performing together - an introduction

      Children and older people performing together - an introduction

      An introduction
    • The Hidden Marvels of the Reminiscence Theatre Archive

      The Hidden Marvels of the Reminiscence Theatre Archive

      Marta Moreno worked at the Reminiscence Theatre Archive from October 2013 to August 2014. In this presentation she talks about the marvels hidden in the boxes of the archive.
    • What Did You Do In The War, Mum? Using The Reminiscence Theatre Archive In The EFL Classroom

      What Did You Do In The War, Mum? Using The Reminiscence Theatre Archive In The EFL Classroom

      11/06/2019
      I had the privilege of working for Pam Schweitzer for nine months in 2014. I got a sabbatical from my job as an English teacher in Spain and became the ...
    • From Transcript to Theatre

      From Transcript to Theatre

      13/10/2017
      Here we would like to show the stages that each production goes through to find those authentic and powerful moments that are translated from memory to the stage. The example we ...
    • Margaret Clark

      Margaret Clark

      13/10/2017
      Margaret Clark: I think we might as well start at Paragon House, which was built in 1798 and is on the corner of South Row and Pond Road. It is ...
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