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The National Health or Nurse Norton's Affair

Full-Length Play, Satire/Political Satire  /  8w, 12m

Peter Nichols

The National Health or Nurse Norton's Affair
by Peter Nichols

The scene is a men's hospital ward. Against a beautifully detailed documentary background the author juxtaposes scenes of rich satire, in which the hospital staff become the highly romanticised characters of a television hospital series. The author's…

The National Health or Nurse Norton's Affair

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    8w, 12m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Docudrama/Historic

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Summary
The scene is a men's hospital ward. Against a beautifully detailed documentary background the author juxtaposes scenes of rich satire, in which the hospital staff become the highly romanticised characters of a television hospital series. The author's commen's on the joys and pains of living and his observations on'society are juggled with breath-taking dexterity.
Cast Attributes
M12 (18, 30s-60s, 82, very old)
F8 (young West Indian, young, 30, old)
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A hospital ward (with insets)

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