Watford Palace theatre
This ambitious attempt to examine the health service is at its best when it deals in striking images
The NHS takes care of us, but are we taking enough care of the NHS? It’s the question at the heart of Tangled Feet’s ambitious attempt to provide a theatrical metaphor for the health service and the pressures it faces by using a devised script and aerial performance. There is a terrific moment during an operation when the surgeon swings in to take over from his students during a life-threatening emergency, swooping to the rescue from on high, while the patient floats above the ground, as if having an out-of-body experience.
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