'What struck me most about this story is the power of strongly-held beliefs to uphold our sense of identity and security, and thus divide us.' Photo: Juliet Stevenson in ‘The Doctor’
The Doctor, by Robert Icke (Duke of York’s Theatre, London)
Director and writer: Robert Icke. Review by Ruth Tod.
by Ruth Tod
9th December 2022
This brilliant play exposed some of my worst fears about the future of human beings. The story turns round a well-known, highly successful doctor trying to save the life of a fourteen-year-old, who has contracted sepsis after a failed, self-administered abortion.
