Vignettes – Hope Mill Theatre
HER Productions and Alex Keelan presented six short plays under the umbrella of ‘Six letters to the NHS’.
The first presentation was titled ‘Day One’ by Clara Darcy and Directed by Martha Simon, starring Erin Riley and Sarah White featuring voice overs by Leah Marks, Joel Parry and Charlotte Faragher. The play depicts the journey of an ambulance call centre worker’s first day on the job. The play was funny and witty but also displayed the seriousness and high pressure of this difficult role. Fresh eyed and eager to help, the new employee soon realises with guidance and advice of her established supervisor that the job isn’t easy to navigate with a high burnout rate of two years. Two thirds of their calls are falls from the elderly and a high level of mental health crises with little res...