Local health system writ large: A minefield of metaphor in former Middlemore doctor’s play

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Local health system writ large: A minefield of metaphor in former Middlemore doctor’s play

30 August 2023

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Perrott

aperrott@nzdoctor.co.nz

Wednesday 30 August 2023, 06:00 AM

Things That Matter Promo A4 Landscape With Title

Things That Matter, starring Ian Hughes (second from left) as Rafal Beckman, the lead character in this Auckland Theatre Company adaptation of David Galler’s memoir of his time working at Middlemore Hospital [Image: Supplied]

Reporter Alan Perrott goes to the theatre for a night out to take his mind off his day job… oh, wait, to find himself fairly and squarely in doctor territory – with shades of WWII horror

When it comes to cards, a wise man once said, “You gotta know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em”, and this is especially true when you’re holdin

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