Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans

Bad blood | 4 April 2019

Plus: a lazy history of gay rights at the Sam Wanamaker Theatre that forgets to mention the current threats from Muslim conservatives

issue 06 April 2019

  • The Phlebotomist

    Hampstead Theatre, until 20 April

  • After Edward

    Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, until 6 April

The Phlebotomist by Ella Road explores the future of genetics. Suppose a simple blood test were able to tell us how long we will live and what disease will kill us. If the tests were compulsory and the results publicly available, a new hierarchy based on life expectancy would emerge.

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