{"id":7127,"date":"2019-05-31T12:01:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T11:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/?p=7127"},"modified":"2019-05-31T16:48:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T15:48:45","slug":"fighting-life-claire-craig-brings-award-winning-play-sheffield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/fighting-life-claire-craig-brings-award-winning-play-sheffield\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Fighting for Life’ – Claire Craig brings award winning play to Sheffield"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday 13th<\/sup>May Lab4Living hosted award winning playwright Brian Daniels\u2019 play \u2018Fighting for Life<\/a>\u2019 at the Crucible Theatre. The play is based on the experiences of the Findlay family as they cared for their parents at the end of their lives.<\/p>\n

The play very much highlights the role of the arts in giving voice to individuals and making visible situations that might otherwise be hidden.\u00a0The play was timed to coincide with Dying Matters week<\/a>, a national movement that aims to enable open conversation about the often little spoken about topics of end of life care and bereavement.<\/p>\n

\"Fighting<\/p>\n

The performance ended with a panel discussion, which included Helen Findlay and her sister Margot, Professor Bill Noble former Medical Director of Marie Curie<\/a> and Professor Paul Chamberlain, Head of Art and Design Research and Co-Director of Lab4Living<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"'Fighting

Panel discussion<\/p><\/div>\n

‘Fighting for Life’ panel discussion with Bill Noble, Paul Chamberlain, Helen Findlay and Margot Findlay<\/p>\n

Dr. Claire Craig<\/a> who co-ordinated the events of the day first encountered the play \u2018Fighting for Life\u2019 when she was invited by Marie Curie to sit on an after play panel discussion at the Hampstead Hospice. Claire and colleague Helen Fisher were involved at the time in a funded piece of research called \u2018Design to Care\u2019 that explored the role of design and the arts in understanding, re-envisioning and reshaping what end of life care might be. Speaking of the play performed in Hampstead, Claire says:<\/p>\n

\n

“I was immediately struck by the power of the performance in raising and exploring key issues. The experience stayed with me and I endeavoured to bring it to Sheffield. I am thrilled that there has been the opportunity to do this and that so many people have heard the key messages it contains.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The play was attended by members of the public, healthcare workers and students, and researchers. Audience members responded to the simplicity of the production, which allowed the powerful story to come across clearly.<\/p>\n

One audience member noted that the play articulated:<\/p>\n

“….the Findlay family\u2019s emotional ordeal due to poor communication between the multidisciplinary teams.
\nIt highlighted how large an impact poor palliative care can have on the family.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One health care worker noted:<\/p>\n

“It influenced me to speak more openly and honestly about death within my role”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

while another said:<\/p>\n

“We need to address the essentials of basic nursing care in care homes and hospitals.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The play is also a powerful tool for enriching the learning experience of students in health and allied care, allowing them to reflect about care. As one attendee said:<\/p>\n

“More students need to see this production. It is authentic, powerfully and an essential experience.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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