Ever been to Arohanui? It’s that town somewhere in Southland; you know, the one with the great tea rooms owned by those twin sisters. Population 250. Chances are you have driven through it en route to Dunedin without even realising.

A bustling hub until the late 80s – thanks to New Zealand’s first and only facsimile factory – Arohanui has struggled to reclaim its glory since the demand for fax machines died out. Inexplicably.

But when your home changes from rural-hotspot to eerie no-mans-land how do you choose to remember it? Especially if you can’t leave.

19th – 22nd February 2015
Basement Theatre, Auckland

• THE MEMORY SHELF was co-written and devised by both Amelia and her co-actress in the play, Saraid Cameron