A time leaping extravaganza exploring the history of medicine
Old Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, June 2023
Site specific promenade performance in the grounds of the Old Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
An Oxford People’s Theatre performance as part of a Public Engagement Collaboration from DPAG (The Dept of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics) and TORCH (The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities) at the University of Oxford.
In one day 26 performers aged between 17 and 89 performed three sold out shows exploring, medicine and the history of the building. It was a time leaping extravaganza filled with Saints, sheet folding, quacks, Obstetric flying squads, resurrections and one very strict Matron. Developed over two days of devising, the cast then had 4 rehearsals to get to grips with their roles before playing to over 200 members of the public
Written by Emma Webb and devised by the company
Directed by Emma Webb and Lizzy McBain
Designed by Jess Shaw
Funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine
Photos by David Jeffrey and Dan Paton
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