By Bryan Clark
Directed by Joy Buchan
A brilliant battle of wits takes place in this extraordinary play, which is both thought provoking and funny. Ken Harrison, a successful sculptor, is paralysed in a car accident, and is kept alive by support systems in a hospital. Outwardly cheerful, and often very funny, he is becoming overwhelmed, by the fact that he has lost control of his life.
As the play begins, Ken is coming to the decision that if he cannot live as a man, he does not want to exist as a medical achievement. His doctor however, is determined to preserve Ken’s life, regardless of his view. Finally, despite pleas from his doctor, medical staff, and others. Ken invokes the law of Habeas Corpus, and a judge joins the battle to determine Whose Life is it Anyway?
This amateur production of “Whose Life Is It Anyway” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk.