I Couldn’t Do Your Job

I Couldn’t Do Your Job is a poignant, captivating and timely verbatim play which shows an honest insight into the state of the NHS and the people behind the uniforms. It offers a look into the highs & lows of being a paramedic. It explores themes including PTSD, the dark humour that gets them through the job & ultimately exploring the ‘why’ & the ‘how’ of what they do. This play is for us. A nation that relies heavily on the NHS. A service we all use. These are the stories that need to be told and need to be heard. Audiences will laugh, cry and ultimately ask the question: Could you do their job?

Iceni Theatre Company interviewed NHS Paramedics over a period of 5 years which created this unfiltered play. Iceni allowed them the space to share stories they wanted to tell from their funniest job to the issues within the service and those patients they can’t quite shake.