The City for Incurable Women

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The City for Incurable Women

An outrageous – and true – tale of medical misogyny, telling the story of patients performing ‘hysteria’ onstage in 19th century Paris. Ladies and Gentlemen — feeling a little upset? Tried hypnosis, psychoanalysis or smelling salts, and it still doesn’t work? Welcome to The City for Incurable Women. Paris, 1880s. Inside a grand psychiatric hospital, women diagnosed with “hysteria” are made to perform their symptoms for an eager public. Their bodies become evidence. Their suffering becomes specta

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Sat, 12 Sept 2026 · 20:00

Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham

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