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About the Show

Shaan Sahota’s immersive debut play takes audiences to the front line of the 2020 Covid-19 response.

Jaskaran is a final year medical student who finds herself cutting her studies short to attend to those in need as Covid-19 first takes hold in March 2020. "Under the Mask" is an immersive play in response to the dramatic experiences of newly-qualified NHS doctors facing the realities of a pandemic. Audiences will be seated on stage and will be required to use headphones to immerse themselves in the world of an intensive Covid-19 response.

Critic Reviews (3)

There are some evocative moments (especially a Skype call made by an Urdu-speaking wife to her dying husband), but the script too often gives way to the granular and slightly undramatic details of hospital life.
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The writing itself is often prosaic. But Sahota does convey the rush-hour atmosphere in which patients can slip from a cheerfully alert state to unconsciousness in a matter of hours.
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Doctor and playwright Shaan Sahota’s play Under the Mask is an unfocused yet warmly humane audio drama documenting those surreal days. Drawing on personal and professional observation, there’s a real sense of authenticity to the dialogue...
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