'Alternative Medicine'

‘ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE’ is set in the waiting-room of a G.P.’s surgery, with the usual reception desk, chairs and table with magazines.  At the beginning and end of the play, the time is the present.  Between, we go on a ten-year journey of discovery with Enid Pringle, the receptionist.  A ‘liberating’ experience for her, which includes green tea, cream cakes – and more.

This accessible and entertaining show blends humour and poignancy delivering the message that ‘life should be fun’, and ‘it’s never too late’.

 Meet Mrs.Harris, the cleaner ...    who is game for anything.

 Join Enid Pringle, the receptionist who isn’t …    but whose eyes are opening.

 Laughter, tears, repeat prescriptions ...  just another day at the doctor's surgery?

 Follow Enid on her helter-skelter journey of self-discovery ...  it's a bit of an 'eye-opener'!

“If you like Alan Bennett, you’ll love this – and you’ll find nothing more charming or life-affirming.  It’s just what the doctor ordered."
Keith Savage  Buxton Fringe  July 2007

“Hartshorne’s performance has echoes of Joyce Grenfell and Dame Edna – and anyone who can make the audience laugh like she did, despite rain dripping through the ceiling into a bucket, deserves a special award”
Manchester Evening News   July 2007

“Patricia Hartshorne faultlessly conjures the lonely figure of Enid Pringle”
Three Weeks   August 2007 

“A well-crafted one-woman show, rich in pithy observations”
Scotsman  August 2007

“This is an enjoyable show which is well written, cleverly directed, performed with enthusiasm and fun to watch.”
One4review.com  August 2007

“I thoroughly enjoyed this evening … fun interaction with the audience, and a happy and surprising ending.  Patricia Hartshorne was very compelling and entertaining.”
Cheshire RT Report  May 2008