Verbatim theatre • original audio • song • puppetry

Homebrook
House

A verbatim show about a mother and son relationship, using original audio, song and puppetry.

Verbatim Original audio Song Puppetry
“Two people who have known and loved each other all their lives share the same room: one understands the date, the past, the present and their relationship; the other does not.”
About the show

Memory is everything

Homebrook House brings a mother-and-son relationship to the stage through the language of lived experience.

Using original recorded audio alongside live performance, song and puppetry, the production creates an intimate encounter between memory and the present moment. The house is more than a setting: it becomes a container for affection, tension, routine, history and the words that stay with us.

The result is a unique piece of theatre with a distinctive visual and musical language — personal in its source material, but recognisable in the family relationships it explores.

Close-up of the Homebrook House puppet and puppeteer in performance
Homebrook House in performance.
Watch

See the work in motion.

A short glimpse of the performance language of Homebrook House.

The combination of performer, puppeteer, recorded voice and live song is central to the piece. Press play to see a short extract.

Listen

Audio trailer

Hear the recorded voices and sound world of Homebrook House.

Scratch at The Garage Norwich poster featuring Homebrook House
Development

Scratch at The Garage, Norwich.

Homebrook House has already been shared with an audience as part of Scratch at The Garage, Norwich.

The Scratch presentation gave the work a live development setting in which its verbatim material, songs and puppetry could be tested together in front of an audience.

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Developed and featured at Scratch | The Garage, a theatre in Norwich.
Audience response

What audiences said.

Audience members responded strongly to the combination of live performance, puppetry, music and recorded voice.

They found the portrayal of the mother human and memorable, and praised the piece for approaching dementia with warmth and emotional restraint.

“Hearing her real voice for the first time was a powerful moment. It brought the person behind the puppet vividly to life.”
“Dementia is a heavy topic, but I liked how lightly and sensitively the piece handled it.”
“I loved the simplicity of the interactions with Mum. The piece was heartfelt without trying to force an emotional response.”
“By the end, I felt I had come to know and love his mum.”
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Contact

A story about what remains when there’s nothing left to say.

We are seeking collaborators and sponsors — please do contact us to discuss.

David Miller — Writer and performer —
Kevin Moriarty — Producer —

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© 2025 David Miller and Purple Patch (“Purple Patch”) Productions Ltd (No. 16673087), a company registered in England and Wales with registered offices at 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, UK, WC2H 9JQ. All rights reserved.

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