Tactile

“What will be left when I die?” As our lives become more virtual, tangible objects, the things that carry our personal histories, are increasingly disappearing. The play follows 3 siblings, Saf, Chris and Jem, as they reunite to sort through their late mother’s belongings. What begins as a practical task becomes a deeply emotional excavation of memory, love and loss. Through humour, tenderness and confrontation, Tactile examines how grief reshapes the bonds between us and how the things we hold both physical and emotional connect us across generations. At its core, Tactile explores society’s ‘return to the analogue’ as coined on social media, in a culture that is becoming ever more digitised. It examines what “real” connection means at a time when so much of our communication and memory storage happens online. By focusing on the intimate and the material, the piece offers audiences a space to reflect on the value of touch, presence and what we can inherit and learn from each other.