Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans

Like an episode of Play School: Dr Semmelweis, at the Harold Pinter Theatre, reviewed

Plus: were things in 2012 really as bad for gays as this new play at Southwark Playhouse suggests?

Mark Rylance as Ignaz Semmelweis, surrounded by a troupe of ballerinas who mimic the horrors of childbirth through the medium of expressive dance. Photo: Simon Annand 
issue 02 September 2023
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