Post by talkingheads on May 24, 2018 13:36:03 GMT
Curated by Lolita Chakrabarti
Directed by Adrian Lester
‘No society can legitimately call itself civilised if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means.’ Aneurin Bevan
The Greatest Wealth, curated by Lolita Chakrabarti and directed by Adrian Lester, will celebrate 70 years of the National Health Service this summer. Eight specially-commissioned monologues by Moira Buffini, Lolita Chakrabarti, Seiriol Davies, Matilda Ibini, Courttia Newland, Meera Syal, Jack Thorne and Paul Unwin will be written and performed in response to each decade since Aneurin Bevan launched the NHS at Park Hospital, Manchester on 5 July 1948.
This Old Vic commissioned set of world premiere monologues will salute and discuss the past, present and future of our NHS, an extraordinary institution that supports every single one of us. An absolute jewel in our crown.
Casting to be announced.
Part 1: Monday 25 June, 8.30pm
Part 2: Tuesday 26 June, 8.30pm
Parts 1 and 2: Friday 29 June, 8pm
I already bought tickets for this (Adrian Lester is one of my favourite actors, and although he's directing, here's hoping he takes on one of the monologues himself). Quite cheap at the moment, £20 each part, two parts over consecutive nights, or both together on the 29th.
Directed by Adrian Lester
‘No society can legitimately call itself civilised if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means.’ Aneurin Bevan
The Greatest Wealth, curated by Lolita Chakrabarti and directed by Adrian Lester, will celebrate 70 years of the National Health Service this summer. Eight specially-commissioned monologues by Moira Buffini, Lolita Chakrabarti, Seiriol Davies, Matilda Ibini, Courttia Newland, Meera Syal, Jack Thorne and Paul Unwin will be written and performed in response to each decade since Aneurin Bevan launched the NHS at Park Hospital, Manchester on 5 July 1948.
This Old Vic commissioned set of world premiere monologues will salute and discuss the past, present and future of our NHS, an extraordinary institution that supports every single one of us. An absolute jewel in our crown.
Casting to be announced.
Part 1: Monday 25 June, 8.30pm
Part 2: Tuesday 26 June, 8.30pm
Parts 1 and 2: Friday 29 June, 8pm
I already bought tickets for this (Adrian Lester is one of my favourite actors, and although he's directing, here's hoping he takes on one of the monologues himself). Quite cheap at the moment, £20 each part, two parts over consecutive nights, or both together on the 29th.