Plaques and Tangles, Royal Court Theatre

If you were going to develop a disease, would you want to know? New play Plaques and Tangles at the Royal Court explores the heart-wrenching decisions faced by a young women, Megan, as she finds out she has a 50% chance of developing early onset Alzheimer's disease.
A few years later, she is given the chance to take a genetic test and find out for sure. Through a series of memories and flashbacks the play explores Megan's experience -- and the ripple effects on her family. 
Nicola Wilson: play premiere 
Having worked alongside new writers as Literary Manager at Bush Theatre and Resident Reader at the National, Nicola Wilson will make her Royal Court debut with new play Plaques and Tangles. With experience writing for radio and with new-writing specialist Paines Plough, Wilson is an exciting new voice for the stage. Director Lucy Morrison returns to the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs after the success of Who Cares.