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Lily Crooke Review by Lily Crooke 2 Published: 19 Aug 2025 theSpace on the Mile Show Dates: 18 Aug 2025-23 Aug 2025

Without memories, how much of our identity would remain? Separated by a wall, 49 and 64 cannot see each other and have only fleeting, imperfect recollections of the past. 113 is a conceptually ambitious but technically simple production that dramatises the conflict between the stories we tell about ourselves and the reality of our lives.

This production fails to maximise the potential of its premise

The crowd is split in half so that we only see one of the actors for the whole play, cleverly enabling the audience to share in 49 and 64’s sense of separation. However, the physical distance between the characters only highlights the lack of chemistry between them.

So much of the plot is spent uncovering their respective backstories that little space is left for character to emerge through action and manner. Consequently, the love story strand of the plot feels unconvincing and somewhat gratuitous.

113 is a thought-provoking play that poses interesting questions about the relationship between memory and identity. However, this production fails to maximise the potential of its premise and ultimately falls short due to an unnecessary romantic subplot and unconvincing characterisation.

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49 and 64 are in the room. They cannot see each other but they can talk and pass notes. All they have is questions, wedding veils and dog tags. Who are they? Where are they? What is going on? And why? And who is J Doe? And why are they watching them? 113 focuses in on the ideas of identity and memory. It asks if memory is what makes our identity, and if we were able to see ourselves objectively, could we change?