Controversial Edinburgh Festival hit show at Selby Town Hall
SELBY TOWN Hall is to host a controversial Edinburgh Festival hit show, called An Instinct for Kindness.
The show is about the experience of actor Chris Larner who accompanied his chronically ill ex-wife to Switzerland’s Dignitas clinic. He came home with an empty wheelchair and a story to tell. The show he created went on to be one of the most talked about and critically acclaimed performances at last summer’s Edinburgh Festival, gaining five star reviews from broadsheets, a place in Newsnight Review’s ‘Top Three Festival Successes’, total sell out status and a coveted Scotsman ‘Fringe First’ award. On March 3, Chris brings this extraordinary story to Selby Town Hall.
Town Council Arts Officer Chris Jones, said: “Chris’s show was a complete sell out in Edinburgh last summer with glowing reviews across the board. Assisted dying is an immensely challenging topic to tackle in any form, but the opportunity to hear this story from someone who was so intimately involved makes for an especially engaging and deeply moving prospect.
“This is one of the most fascinating performances we have put on in many years.
“Through a candid, poignant and sometimes comic performance, he explores both the profound personal implications and the wider ethical issues that surround the contentious topic of assisted dying.”
And we have a pair of tickets to give away for the show. To enter our competition just tell us what role Chris Larner played in TV’s London’s Burning. Send your answer, together with you name, address and daytime phone number, to: Chris Larner Competition, Selby Times, 74-76, Gowthorpe, Selby YO8 4ET. Closing date is February 29, 2012. Usual Selby Times rules apply.
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