Dr Semmelweis Tickets

See it if you like medical historical dramas, with a strong lead and directorial touches that include a live string quartet and choreographed dancers

Don’t see it if you'd rather avoid shows with themes of medical suffering, especially of pregnant women. Also, 2nd act lags, after an electrifying first act

See it if you want to see a storming acting performance by Mark Rylance and the rest of the cast in this fairly heavy biographical piece.

Don’t see it if you want an easy evening at the theatre, this will demand your attention, but reward you for it.

See it if Captivating plot from the first minute. Great acting (Mark Rylane is superb) and interesting staging. Intense and gripping.

Don’t see it if You want something light hearted.

See it if you want to experience great drama. It's a fascinating story and Rylance is on top form.

Don’t see it if you are triggered by hospitals, childbirth, autopsies or death.