…a performance that gently and humorously promotes its own survival in the minds of its audience.

Sydney Morning Herald 2012

I’m not going to be one of those “clever” reviewers that notates the best jokes and moments of the show. Mainly for your benefit, because you’ll really enjoy this show. And I recommend you go. I do. Very much...This meta-theatrical lecture is part confessional, part factual, part philosophical, referential, and a hilarious demonstration of the fragility of cognition. Brilliant concept, brilliant investigation, thoroughly researched, personal, intelligent, funny and beautifully presented and produced...Truly memorable. Truly defiant. Truly entertaining.

Augusta Supple http://augustasupple.com/2012/02/best-we-forget-isthisyours- tamarama-rock-surfers/

Such a topic can delve into the painfully pretentious, or, as in this case, be artfully handled and turn into a thought-provoking, but mostly just damned fun production.

Cameron England www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/best-we-forget/story- fn489y6u-1225836948253

Best We Forget fashions a perfect hour to carry forward into smile and conversation and silent doubt for years to come. Memorable stuff.

The Company

isthisyours? are committed to making engaging and challenging new works that embrace new ideas. They approach serious ideas in a ridiculous manner and ridiculous ideas in a serious manner. Founding members Jude Henshall, Tessa Leong, Louisa Mignone, Nadia Rossi and Ellen Steele formed isthisyours? upon graduation from Flinders University Drama Centre, SA, in 2006. They have created three works. Nathalie Ribout, a new translation of a Philippe Blasband work, presented in 2007; Make Me Honest, Make Me Wedding Cake, the company’s first fully devised work, won the Adelaide Festival Centre inSPACE Development Award at the 2009 Adelaide Fringe; and Best We Forget, presented at the 2010 Adelaide Fringe and most recently in the Tamarama Rocksurfers’ 2012 season at Sydney’s The Old Fitzroy Theatre. For Best We Forget's Brisbane season, isthisyours? are thrilled to be joined by Lydia Nicholson (performer), Andrew Russ (Sound Design), Alistair Watts (Set and Costume Design) and Govin Ruben (Lighting Design).

The Opportunity

isthisyours? has been invited to take Best We Forget to a prestigious Festival in Brisbane in September 2012. This is a wonderful opportunity for us and we are thrilled to bits, but we need your help!

As a fully independent theatre company we are committed to self-funding as much as possible and working hard so our shows may be seen around Australia. We're already part of the way there in terms of fundraising for our Brisbane season but we need some assistance as time is running out.

We need to raise at least another $4200 for expenses such as freighting our set up to Brisbane, hiring lights, publicity for the Brisbane season and insurance to cover us and our audience.

There are a couple of ways you can help. You can make a pledge yourself AND you can help by getting behind us as a fan and helping us promote the project. Every bit will bring us that much closer to our goal, and that much closer to Brisbane!

Short on cash but have some time? Whatever you can afford will mean the world to us! And you can doubly help us out by forwarding the campaign on to your friends and colleagues. Feeling generous? To help us say thank you we have a range of unusual and intriguing rewards in exchange for your dollars. 

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