The Doctor's Dilemma
T0Harley Street doctor Sir Colenso Ridgeon's revolutionary tuberculosis treatment remains experimental and his resources restricted to ten selected patients. I have had to consider, not only whether a man could be saved, but whether he was worth saving. The arrival of the striking and persuasive Jennifer Dubedat, desperate to save the life of her brilliant artist husband, nevertheless prompts Ridgeon to invite the young couple to a dinner where he and his colleagues may assess the merits of the case. Beguiled by the charismatic Dubedat and his lovely wife, they concur that his is a life worth saving, even at the expense of another. Yet no sooner are the medics congratulating themselves n their decision, than they are confronted by Dubedat's questionable morality. Meanwhile, their impoverished colleague Blenkinsop, the most worthy but least exceptional of the lot, reveals himself in dire need of treatment. Well, Mr Saviour of Lives: which is it to be? Disturbingly funny and psychologically incisive, Bernard Shaw's The Doctor's Dilemma takes on with an irreverent glee the dubious ethics of the men who play God.
| Author | George Bernard Shaw |
Archive :: play:S3038, venue:V374
Production details
Special Performances
- 24 Aug 12 Audio Described
- 11 Sep 12 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)
Production Changes
- 29 Mar 12
- E:National Theatre, I:Nadia Fall, S:Peter McKintosh, L:Neil Austin, M:Matthew Scott, U:Gregory Clarke, P:Tom Burke, P:Aden Gillett, P:Paul McCleary, P:Genevieve O'Reilly, P:William Belchambers, P:David Calder, P:Amy Hall, P:Paul Herzberg, P:Maggie McCarthy, P:Robert Portal, P:Malcolm Sinclair, P:Samuel Taylor
