In , Michael Sheen (pictured above) brings cheek and vulnerability to the part of Labour firebrand Aneurin 鈥淣ye鈥� Bevan, the politician who, in 1948, founded the National Health Service in the UK.
Bevan, decried for speaking out against the wartime strategy of Winston Churchill (Tony Jayawardena is excellent here), gets a slim shot at salvation after being made health minister 鈥� and is tasked with the impossible: create a national health service.
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Told mainly through hallucinations and recollections, this enlightening, absurdist play may bring a tear to your eye and make you ask why 1940s-style problems seem to have returned. Catch it at the Wales Millennium Centre until 1 June or in cinemas via National Theatre Live.
If you prefer roots to rooting for a politician, try the in London or The Story of Gardening, an exhibition at The Newt in Somerset, UK. You will discover fascinating tales of people鈥檚 obsessions with plants and gardens throughout history.
Chris Simms
Assistant news editor
London
