An uplifting, exhilarating, once-in-a-lifetime theatre experience, which takes you into the life of the paramedic, from award-winning theatre-makers Curious Directive.
It’s 7:03pm on the front line of the NHS ambulance service.
Sylvia is on her last shift.
Lisa is on her first shift.
The two women patrol the city streets, encountering the full spectrum of human experience. An immersive journey into the world of the paramedic, where the audience sit in the back of a moving ambulance and witness all that comes with a twelve-hour night shift.
The Kindness of Strangers is a pan-city promenade piece taking you into the curious day-to-day life of the paramedic.
"Jack Lowe and his ensemble continue to push boundaries and fire imaginations" - Metro
"This troupe has pulled off something special" - New Scientist
"A remarkable new performance ensemble" - Guardian Science
"A company clearly destined for great things" - Telegraph
". . . keenly political - but thought-provoking rather than tub-thumping." - Evening Standard
". . . a show with brains and a heart . . ." - Guardian
"It's a pretty didactic piece . . . a beautiful, delicate piece of theatre that reminds us of both the preciousness of life, and the preciousness of those who protect life." - Time Out London
". . . a gentle, moving show." - Financial Times