Whose Life Is It Anyway?
- Full Length Play, Drama, Contemporary
- 9M, 5F
- ISBN: 9780573015878
Ken Harrison has been so severely injured in a car crash that he is totally paralysed; only his brain functions normally. He is being kept alive by the miracles of medicine, but wishes to die.
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Time Period: Contemporary
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
Ken Harrison has been so severely injured in a car crash that he is totally paralysed; only his brain functions normally. He is being kept alive by the miracles of medicine, but wishes to die. This he could achieve by discharging himself from hospital but being wholly helpless has to gain the authorities' consent. The play examines the moral and legal aspects of the situation and the reactions of the hospital staff.
Premiere Production:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? was first presented by Ray Cooney, Ltd, at the Mermaid Theatre, London, on the 6th March, 1978.
Characters
- Casting: 9M, 5F
- Casting Attributes: Expandable casting
SISTER ANDERSON
KAY SADLER
JOHN
DR. SCOTT
DR. EMERSON
MRS. BOYLE
PHILIP HILL
DR. PAUL TRAVERS
PETER KERSHAW
DR. BARR
ANDREW EDEN
MR. JUSTICE MILLHOUSE
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Ken Harrison has been so severely injured in a car crash that he is totally paralysed; only his brain functions normally. He is being kept alive by the miracles of medicine, but wishes to die. This he could achieve by discharging himself from hospital but being wholly helpless has to gain the authorities' consent. The play examines the moral and legal aspects of the situation and the reactions of the hospital staff. |
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