New musical play puts cancer in the spotlight

A new musical production is offering an unusual and hard-hitting examination of the highs and lows of life with cancer.
A Pacifists Guide to the War on Cancer at National Theatre co-production with Complicite is an all-singing, all-dancing look at the disease that is predicted to kill someone every four minutes in England by 2020.
The powerful production, being staged in London and directed by performance artist, writer and comedian Bryony Kimmings, promises to look behind the poster campaigns and pink ribbons to the reality of cancer.
Further information
- A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer is at the Dorfman, National Theatre,
A new musical production is offering an unusual and hard-hitting examination of the highs and lows of life with cancer.

A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer – at National Theatre co-production with Complicite – is an all-singing, all-dancing look at the disease that is predicted to kill someone every four minutes in England by 2020.
The powerful production, being staged in London and directed by performance artist, writer and comedian Bryony Kimmings, promises to look behind the poster campaigns and pink ribbons to the reality of cancer.
Further information
- A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer is at the Dorfman, National Theatre, London until November 29
- Read Nursing Standard’s review of the production
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