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Over the weekend, we saw  Still Alice at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. in Leeds. Based on the award-winning 2007 novel of the same title by Lisa Genova, Still Alice depicts the life of Alice Howland, a 50-year-old Harvard professor throughout her descent into the holds of Alzheimer's disease. Source We begin with a cluttered stage and Alice and her inner-self,  (played out on stage as a character who talks directly to Alice), while she and her family are rushing about their lives as usual. Soon, however, Alice begins to suspect that something wrong as she finds it difficult to recall memories.  The main character is portrayed sympathetically by Sharon Small, who takes us on a journey through frustration, denial, panic, and anger at a loss of self. A large screen is wrapped around the back of the stage, displaying the month  between scenes, reminding the audience of how quickly the disease can take hold, and with each monthly change, parts of the stag...