The Pharmacist

The Pharmacist – a cure for all ills?

Hypochondriacs, addicts, pragmatists, self healers…….

Will they find happiness in a bottle?

Direct from a sell out season at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival Directions Theatre presents The Pharmacist at the 2008 Hobart Fringe Festival

Everyone experiences pain. Everyone’s pain is different. How do people deal with pain of the body and pain of the mind? And does one cause the other?

The Pharmacist, written and performed by Jane Russell and directed by Ingrid Ganley, tells the story of a week in the life of a pharmacist and many of the people who come into her chemist.

Customers range from hypochondriacs and addicts to more pragmatic customers and alternate ‘self-healers’. These visits are punctuated by a call from the ubiquitous drug company representative and flashbacks to her university pharmacy professor.

Jane Russell plays all nine remarkable characters in this 40-minute tour-de-force.

Based on Jane’s own personal experience working in a Tasmanian Pharmacy the characters are inspired by the people Jane met seeking relief. It highlights society’s “quick fix” mentality and the idea of finding happiness in a bottle…

“..one of those mythical hidden gems on the fringe...” – 4out of 5 stars Three Weeks Edinburgh

“…Russell is an engaging presence..” The Scotsman