Fresh off the Page 2019 - July

The Doctor Monologues

by Renee Liang

Photo: John Rata / Poster: Lindsay Yee

Photo: John Rata / Poster: Lindsay Yee

His face was so close, I could smell stale coffee on his breath. “Fucking stupid piece of shit, writing things in the notes so I’ll get sued, who the hell do you think you are, you stupid bitch?”

Doctors are perfect and kind, right? Wrong. Using humour, theatrical mind tricks and role play, The Doctor Monologues draws back the curtains on the hidden epidemic of bullying and sexual abuse in medicine. A performance piece which may or may not be fictional, based on real life interviews with doctors in four countries.


WRITTEN BY Renee Liang

Directed by Ahi Kahunaharan

PRODUCED & HOSTED BY MARIANNE INFANTE

ASSISTANT PRODUCER & PHOTOGRAPHER: JOHN RATA

Starring

Pamela Sidhu

Prateek Vadgaonkar

Ayesha Heble

Thomas Ding

Andy Wong

Geeling Ng