Cicely and David
Atlantes Theater Group

  Monday 14 Oct
  19:30 h
  10 and 5€ (students and UNAV employees, no additional discounts)
In collaboration with the Culture and Society Institute of the University of Navarra.
MUN Theatre

Paul, grieving the loss of his wife, finds himself at Mr. Christopher's Hospice in London with Cicely Saunders, founder of palliative care. Through scenes alternating between 2005 and 1947, the relationship between Cicely and David Tasma, a Polish immigrant with cancer, is presented. The story reveals the emotional connection between the two, the tensions this causes between the protagonist and her friend, and the inspiration for founding the Hospice. The play culminates by highlighting the importance of compassion and the personal transformation experienced in caring for serious illness.

The play and its staging are part of the research dissemination work of the ATLANTES Research Group - University of Navarra.

ARTISTIC FILE

Director: Vilma Tripodoro (Senior Researcher, ATLANTES)

Co-direction: Alicia Hernando-Garreta (Trainee Research Staff, ATLANTES)

Cast:

Elderly Cicely: Ana Larumbe (Nurse, Palliative Care Service, Clínica Universidad de Navarra)

Paul: Álvaro Montero (Research Technician, ATLANTES)

Young Cicely: Alicia Hernando-Garreta (Trainee Research Staff, ATLANTES)

David: Diego Candelmi (Physician, Palliative Care Service, Clínica Universidad de Navarra)

Woozle: Ana Paula Salas (Research staff in training, ATLANTES)

Production: Carlos Centeno (Director of the Palliative Care Service, University Clinic of Navarra)

Original text: David Clark

Spanish translation: ATLANTES Research Group, ICS - University of Navarra Music: Albert Recasens (Senior Researcher, Research Group "Vínculos, creatividad y cultura")

Technical Team: Fernanda Bastos (Research Staff in training, ATLANTES), Cristina Béjar (Research Fellow, ATLANTES)

Theater advisor: Liuba CidCampus Creativo - MUN)

DAVID CLARK

Emeritus Professor of Medical Sociology at the University of Glasgow, he is an expert on the history, development and evaluation of hospice and palliative care. He is the author of a biography of Cicely Saunders and editor of her letters and publications. His play Cicely and David seeks to disseminate the history of modern palliative care. It premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2022.

ATLANTES

The ATLANTES Global Observatory of Palliative Care seeks to foster a positive mentality towards the care of patients with advanced and irreversible illnesses. Through its research and dissemination, it promotes respect for the dignity of the person and comprehensive professional care including emotional and spiritual aspects. Since 2022, it has been a WHO collaborating center for monitoring the development of palliative care.