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Billed as an ‘epic Welsh fantasia’, ‘Nye’ is largely presented as the stream-of-consciousness of an older Bevan, who is a patient in one of his own hospitals. There for an ulcer operation ...
Mar 7, 2024 · Nye’s first trip to the library is a thing of wonder, with Beauty and the Beast-style living bookshelves beckoning him into a world of learning. The town council meeting where he makes his first ...
- Alice Saville
Mar 7, 2024 · Although wearing striped pyjamas throughout, Michael Sheen shapeshifts impressively. He’s particularly heartrending as a vulnerable young boy, stymied by his stammer. One lovely scene sees his friend Archie Lush introducing him to the magic of the library: all these books, available for free, and the more words he learns, the easier it ...
- Marianka Swain
Mar 7, 2024 · Yasmin Rufo. BBC News. 7 March 2024. Michael Sheen has been praised by critics for his performance as Nye Bevan, in a National Theatre production. Nye tells the story of the left-wing politician ...
Mar 12, 2024 · Michael Sheen’s titanic tribute to founder of NHS. ★★★★★. Roger Evans, Michael Sheen and Sharon Small in Nye. Photo: Johan Persson. A man is dying in a hospital bed. He is flanked by his wife and his oldest friend. Heavily sedated with pain killing morphine, his brain takes him back to significant episodes in his life. And what a life.
Mar 9, 2024 · on 7th March 2024. This Attlee is horrified at Nye’s conflict with the doctors, implores him to stop, calculates the political benefit if Nye were to fail, and withdraws support at a crucial moment. If there was any truth at all in any of this, we would not have the NHS. Nye succeeded because Attlee took the risk of appointing him, to the ...
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Mar 7, 2024 · Nye is stalked by packs of opponents scenting blood and borne aloft by schoolmates and medics. It’s all about humanity, and the story we choose to tell about ourselves as a nation. But it’s ...
