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Dynamic artist whose subjects included prime ministers, musicians and the royal family
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Dynamic artist whose subjects included prime ministers, musicians and the royal family
Based on Philip K Dick's 1956 sci-fi novel Minority Report, the stage adaptation follows a society that's developed brain chips to stop criminals before they act.
Sara Ryan’s book about justice for her son, who died in an NHS unit aged 18, has been turned into a play with campaigning passion
When Connor dies whilst in the care of the NHS, his mum, Sara, wants answers. Premiering under Stephen Unwin’s taut direction, Sara Ryan’s Laughing Boy is a bittersweet docu-play about brutal neglect and apathy. While it’s a damning inquiry into the shortcomings of public health, is it a good play or is it a great production of a rather mediocre one? In our opinion, it's the second.
A decade after her autistic son Connor Sparrowhawk died in a specialist NHS facility, Sara Ryan’s campaign to reveal the truth about what happened is coming to the stage. ‘It’s the most important thing I’ve ever done,’ says playwright Stephen Unwin