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― Benjamin Franklin

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– Patrick Henry

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– Christopher Hitchens

“In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution”
― Thomas Jefferson

“Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker”
– John Adams

“There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable; and let it come!”
– Patrick Henry

“As in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other”
― Thomas Paine

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– John Dickinson

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– George Washington

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― Marquis De Lafayette

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– Declaration of Independence, 1776

New medical comedy

TWO popular small touring theatre companies have got together to produce a new comedy, General Medical Emergency Ward 10, which starts an Artsreach tour at Halstock on 4th March, followed by Sydling St Nicholas on Thursday 5th and Winterborne Stockland on Friday 6th.

Award‑winning Dyad Productions and Company Gavin Robertson have reimagined the worlds of Holby City, Casualty, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Doctors and many more in this fast‑paced comic homage to every doctors‑and‑nurses drama you can think of.

It’s Dr Ann Fleming’s first day at St David’s Hospital, where her unfortunately named mentor Dr Death, is determined to show her who’s boss. As the medical emergencies begin to overload the hapless staff, Dr Fleming has to juggle a complicated budding love affair, with a kidney and a nosey hospital boss. Not literally.

Expect clichés, calamities and classic medical‑soap tropes delivered with theatrical flair and razor‑sharp timing. Celebrating the drama, intrigue and emotional rollercoasters of every on‑screen hospital you’ve ever seen, this is one appointment you won’t want to miss.

Other regional dates on the tour include Forest Arts at New Milton on 14th March, Teignmouth Pavilions on 15th April and Tacchi Morris Arts Centre at Taunton on 21st April.