Why See The Doctor?
An Olivier Best New Play nominee!
On an ordinary day, at a private hospital, a young woman fights for her life. A priest arrives to save her soul. Her doctor refuses him entry. In a divisive time, in a divided nation, a society takes sides.
Ending his tenure as the Almedia's Associate Director, Robert Icke has once again created gold through his own brand of theatrical alchemy in this blazing play starring Juliet Stevenson. Adapted (freely) from Arthur Schnitzler's controversial 1912 work, Professor Bernhardi, Icke's brilliant modernization becomes a slick medical drama, propelled by a cataclysmic meeting of science and religion.
The third collaboration between Icke and Stevenson following 2017's Hamlet and 2016's Mary Stuart, The Doctor received glowing five-star reviews across the board for its Almedia debut, with Stevenson's performance being hailed as "one of the peak performances of the theatrical year" by The Guardian.
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Dates
Opening night: 19 September 2022
Run time
Two hours and 45 minutes with one interval
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Cast and Creative
Cast
Juliet Stevenson as Dr Ruth Wolff
Jamie Parker
Chris Colquhoun
Shelley Conn
Anni Domingo
Liv Hill
Millicent Wong
Mariah Louca
Daniel Rabin
Joy Richardson
Naomi Wirthner
Hannah Lewidge
Creative
Adapted and Directed by Robert Icke
Design by Hildegard Bechtler
Lighting by Natasha Chivers
Sound and Composition by Tom Gibbons
Awards
Olivier Awards, 2020 - Nominations
Best Actress - Juliet Stevenson
Best New Play
Evening Standard Awards 2019
Milton Shulman Award for Best Director
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