It is medically proven that walking delays memory loss. That may be a reason for the surge of promenade performances this year that aim to reconnect present-day viewers to the overlooked or forgotten past.

In January, Drama Box asked ticket-holders to take a walk down memory lane with Missing: The City Of Lost Things. Inspired by artist Han Xuemei's nostalgia for her old school, the experience was devised to send participants on a personalised sentimental journey to a place of their own choosing.