Designer Amanda Stoodley said: “Designing the world and characters of a production is always about trying to find the truth and essence of the story and exploring how we communicate that in how it all looks, sounds and feels for our audience and every detail of our storytelling. Through It All Together has been written as a dementia friendly production and this has required myself and the other members of the creative team to give close consideration to this every step of the making journey. The set and costume designs have been inspired and informed by my research into how environments and spaces are designed from a dementia friendly perspective and also through discussions with Dr Nicky Taylor, the Playhouse’s Theatre & Dementia Research Associate.

“Costumes for each character have their own distinction in colours and styles and it has been especially fun finding the right signifiers for two wonderful actors playing several roles which change in a flash at times!

“The set world is Howard – the home being the heart of the story and his safe(st) place, where all the detail is – familiar features and memorabilia. It is surrounded by blank space where pieces and details are missing and lost – locations and characters appear within it through the story. The design is also the church of football, inspired by my time spent in the kop at Elland Road in the early 90s, the architecture of the stadium and the incredible, exhilarating collective experience of the match. The ‘divine’ Bielsa is present spiritually and the window design takes influence from the beautiful art of Kehinde Wiley.

“We have learned so much in the making of this show and really hope that our approach and thinking makes this piece of theatre more accessible, because there is so much more to a dementia friendly production than just turning down the lights and sound.”