Yes, I saw this as a live broadcast. I felt it suffered from being too much of a hagiography. If anyone deserves to be the subject of a modern hagiography, Aneurin Bevan has a strong case. But I do prefer plays to have a kind of consistent argument or conflict(s) in their essence, even if one voice is clearly permitted to be the superior party, and this didn't. It entered the film biopic territory of 'and then this happened, then this, then this...'
All that said, I did really enjoy it and was never bored. Michael Sheen was great.
Just deleted a couple of paragraphs about life before the NHS, because I realised I knew very little about it. But I was moved by the fate of Bevan's father -- his pneumoconiosis.
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Date: 2025-03-19 06:29 pm (UTC)All that said, I did really enjoy it and was never bored. Michael Sheen was great.
Just deleted a couple of paragraphs about life before the NHS, because I realised I knew very little about it. But I was moved by the fate of Bevan's father -- his pneumoconiosis.