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A play about Dr Ignaz Semmelweis, the 19th century Hungarian medical pioneer, is mind-expanding, eye-opening and profoundly moving

PATRICK MARMION: Rylance is perfectly suited to the part. Narrating his story to his wife in later years, he comes across as a nervous dogmatist who is weirdly unsure of himself.

Despite fierce energy from the cast, Tom Morris' 'Dr. Semmelweis' ultimately proves more enervating than exciting.

The 19th century historical tale is brought into tragic clarity

Set in nineteenth-century Vienna and Budapest, the storyline is rather more complex than the rejection of proven methodology, and the show goes into Semmelweis’ personal life.

Mark Rylance returns to the West End as one of medicine’s greatest pioneers, maverick Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis...

Mark Rylance returns to the West End this summer in Dr Semmelweis opening at the Harold Pinter Theatre on 11 July, with previews from 29 June.

<p>The show was first seen in Bristol </p>

The 63-year-old Oscar-winning actor said he was ‘intrigued’ the 19th-century doctor has been ‘pretty much unknown’ before playing him.

Tom Morris will direct the production at the Harold Pinter Theatre.