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The Amazing Doctor She Medicine Show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

An interactive funny feminist solo show at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival!

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Centered on the story of Gillette de Narbonne, a female doctor working in Medieval France, The Amazing Doctor She Medicine Show uses a creative blend of fact and fiction to highlight the history of women in western medicine from the Middle Ages to the present day. As women’s history is often obscured or discounted through patriarchal systems of record-keeping and standards of qualification, this show uses literary sources and theatrical invention to fill in the gaps and directly engage our audience in remaking the historical narrative. Doctor She invites audiences to question our passive assumptions regarding gender and ability with a tongue-in-cheek comedic style and plenty of fun interactive elements. At once a theatrical experience and an “alternative health information session,” The Amazing Doctor She Medicine Show immerses audiences in the story of ancient female healers and launches everyone on a quest to recover Doctor She’s purported “Miracle Cure,” lost since the 13th Century, much like the story of the doctor herself.

Learn More: https://phoebebrooks.com/a-manly-enterprise