Mark Rylance as Dr Semmelweis at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Harold Pinter Theatre, London, UK
From 29 June
Who was Dr Semmelweis?
In Vienna in 1846, women expecting a baby were admitted to the city’s general hospital for their labour. But the hospital had two clinics: a First Clinic, attended by doctors, and a Second Clinic, attended by midwives.
The clinics admitted on alternate days, but women entering labour fervently hoped to be attended by the midwives. Some, on arrival to the hospital, .…
