About the Show

Michael Sheen returns in Tim Price's play about the life of MP & founder of the NHS, Aneurin "Nye" Bevan.

Aneurin "Nye" Bevan is often referred to as the politician with the greatest influence on Great Britain without ever becoming Prime Minister. From campaigning for coal miners from his native South Wales to founding the National Health Service in 1948, his work changed the landscape of British life in enormous ways. Now on death's doorstep, Aneurin's memories lead him on a journey through his life; from childhood, going down the mines at the age of 13, Parliament, and fights with Winston Churchill.

Olivier Award-nominee Michael Sheen (Under Milk Wood) reprises his critically-acclaimed turn as Nye Bevan in this encore revival of Tim Price's play (Force Majeure), which is directed by the former artistic director of the National Theatre Rufus Norris (Small Island) and co-produced by the Wales Millennium Centre.

Critic Reviews (12)

"It’s a stirring performance in a drama that has a tendency to romanticise the NHS without offering or inspiring a sufficient rallying cry to save it."
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"...this is a big but eloquently simple piece of populist theatre, with a star leading a fine ensemble, exploring one of the creation stories of modern Britain."
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"In Michael Sheen's blazing interpretation, its father is unwavering, emotional, arrogant, determined and impatient. It is an unforgettable performance."
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For a previous production

"...Nye’s story deserves to echo through the ages."
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"Norris’s production has a determinedly trippy quality intended to counter the cliches."
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"a valiant and valuable affirmation of the NHS"
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"It’s engaging, never less than interesting, but it doesn’t always find the balance"
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"Michael Sheen brings zest to this lumpy story of the founder of the NHS"
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