Vamos Theatre Company present Nursing Lives, a full-mask theatre production alive with visual inventiveness, evocative music and song, physical theatre and 1940s dance sequences.  The work originates from the true stories of nurses at the former Worcester Royal Infirmary. At its heart, Nursing Lives is a human story that celebrates nurses at work and play during the years of World War II. 
 
In 1939 Florence is a young trainee nurse thrown directly into the harsh realities of work on the ward. She encounters the wrath of Sister Martin; endures and enjoys the pranks of fellow nurses, falls in love with her soldier sweetheart, Johnny; and confronts the heart wrenching inequalities in the use of the new super drug penicillin.....will her dream of saving lives come true?
 
Nursing Lives is funny, touching, at times harrowing, but always uplifting and unforgettable.  It is designed to appeal to audiences of all ages (8-80 years).

Tickets available soon from Southwell Library

Vamos, based in Worcester, is passionate about theatre and its role in people’s lives, in performance and participation: theatre which allows the imagination to run wild, is full of visual inventiveness, live music and song, incorporating physical theatre, mask and puppetry.

Reviews:

"I watched with pure delight at the antics of the nurses, laughed at their adventures and cried at the sadness of life and death on the ward; I was utterly impressed at the inventiveness of the production, the dance sequences and the pure physicality of the piece." Sue Roberts, Shindig.

"Vamos has a real understanding of theatre conventions,
draws on a diverse set of inspirations and are highly skilled in delivering the production.  We are looking forward to their next show and it's good to know that their expertise has been recognised by The Arts Council."

Andrew Breakwell, Nottingham Playhouse.

"Vamos fill a gap that has been gaping for years."

Mike Chase, The Glasshouse Arts Centre.