Duet For One – Frinton Summer Theatre
Watching a play about someone struggling with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is not the first thing you think of when you go to the theatre, but then this is the beauty of the medium: at times, it is challenging.
I’m sure most people would agree MS is a terrifying illness. There is, as yet, no known cure for this chronic autoimmune disease which affects the central nervous system, specifically the brain and spinal cord.
In ‘Duet for One’ we watch as Stephanie Abrahams (Coco Azoitei) struggles to come to terms with her diagnosis. Her MS symptoms mean her illustrious career as a concert violinist have been cut short in her early 40s, and now she must try and find new meaning in her life. Dr Alfred Feldmann (Alan Cox) is the psychiatrist who has taken on this unenviable role.
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