{"id":3143,"date":"2023-01-20T22:56:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T22:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tads.org.uk\/?page_id=3143"},"modified":"2023-01-22T06:44:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T06:44:59","slug":"doctor-in-love-1978","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tads.org.uk\/?page_id=3143","title":{"rendered":"Doctor In Love: 1978"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"681\" data-attachment-id=\"3144\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tads.org.uk\/?attachment_id=3144\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tads.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CFAD0B38-A02C-4237-83BB-116E00A2136B.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"828,681\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CFAD0B38-A02C-4237-83BB-116E00A2136B\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tads.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CFAD0B38-A02C-4237-83BB-116E00A2136B.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/tads.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CFAD0B38-A02C-4237-83BB-116E00A2136B.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tads.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CFAD0B38-A02C-4237-83BB-116E00A2136B.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/tads.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CFAD0B38-A02C-4237-83BB-116E00A2136B-300x247.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/tads.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CFAD0B38-A02C-4237-83BB-116E00A2136B-768x632.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/tads.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CFAD0B38-A02C-4237-83BB-116E00A2136B-500x411.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/tads.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CFAD0B38-A02C-4237-83BB-116E00A2136B-800x658.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1a9244c7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-cf6a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">A play written by Richard Gordon. Dr Sparrow is qualified but his under-staffed practice would be difficult enough without the over enthusiasm of his partner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide has-small-font-size eplus-wrapper\"><blockquote><p>\u201dThe main &#8216;movers&#8217; in TADS then were Trevor Hampshaw and Peter Dickenson, both engineers in their own fields. Productions tended to concentrate on special effects, e.g. a complex machine that flashed lights and made noises in \u2018Doctor in Love\u2019 and an oven which smoked on cue in some other play. Virtually all plays were comedies; TADS invested heavily in Alan Ayckbourn plays. These were, mostly, good, well-made plays and some went well, but they all need working box-sets, and they are now period pieces, very middle-class white English.\u201d<\/p><cite>Geoff Guy<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A play written by Richard Gordon. Dr Sparrow is qualified but his under-staffed practice would be difficult enough without the over enthusiasm of his partner. \u201dThe main &#8216;movers&#8217; in TADS then were Trevor Hampshaw and Peter Dickenson, both engineers in their own fields. 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