The Doctor's Dilemma

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T1366125184 (AL98) Director Michael Grandage. Design Christopher Oram. Lighting Hartley TA Kemp. Sound John A Leonard. Music Julian Philips. Performer Ian McDiarmid. Performer Tony Britton. Performer James Callis. Performer Victoria Hamilton. Performer Martin Jarvis.
14 Aug 98 to 22 Aug 98	Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442 listing details L0133977383
28 Jul 98 to 1 Aug 98	Theatre Royal, Bath :: V854 listing details L1979244740
21 Jul 98 to 25 Jul 98	The Playhouse, Oxford :: V803 listing details L1191854682
14 Jul 98 to 18 Jul 98	Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V570 listing details L01232093541
7 Jul 98 to 11 Jul 98	Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield :: V962 listing details L073757707
28 May 98 to 27 Jun 98	Almeida Theatre, West End :: V166 listing details L1722234759
T01777763860 (DOC98) Performer Tony Britton. Performer Martin Jarvis. Performer Patsy Byrne. Performer Marc Brendan. Performer James Callis. Performer Harriet Cater. Performer David Cavendish. Performer Robert Demeger. Performer Victoria Hamilton. Performer Lucas Hare. Performer Bernard Horsfall. Performer Ian McDiarmid. Performer Laurence Mitchell. Performer Toby Salaman. Performer Simon Scott. Company Almeida Theatre Company.
3 Aug 98 to 8 Aug 98	Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford :: V702 listing details L01340628281
3 Aug 98 to 8 Aug 98	Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford :: V702 listing details L1849232863

Details

Play :: Harley 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