’97-hour weeks. Life and death decisions.
A constant tsunami of bodily fluids.
And the hospital parking meter earns more than you.
Welcome to the life of a junior doctor.’
-Extract from the book, ‘This is Going to Hurt’ -
‘This is Going To Hurt’ by Adam Kay has won the National Book Rewards four times and was also featured as the Sunday Times bestseller, and will be turning into a theatre production this October. Adam Kay is a renown British comedian and a former doctor in the obstetrics and gynaecology ward and shares his 6 years of experience in the NHS. 2.5 million copies have been sold and the book was translated into different 37 languages. Here are some of the reviews and comments:
‘So funny and important it should be given out on prescription’ -the Guardian
‘As hilarious as it is heart-breaking’ -Charlie Brooker
"Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable" - Stephen Fry
One of the main features that has attracted over 200,000 people from its previous shows in Edinburgh and the West End from 2016 to 2020, is the sarcastic -and sometimes slightly rude- sense of humour that Adam Kay skilfully demonstrates. The audience laughs with the doctor, even as we feel empathetic towards the occasionally gruesome, but hilariously awkward and misfortunate encounters the junior doctor endures.
The show will be an evening of stand-up comedy accompanied by music, with the running time of 1 hour 10 minutes without intervals. Tickets are available to book online now, and the show is planned to run from the Friday 23rd of October 8PM with its finale on Saturday 8th of November 7PM in the Apollo Theatre in London. For more information, visit the site: https://www.adamkay.co.uk
Adam’s second book ‘Twas the Nighshift Before Christmas’ was published on October 2019 and followed the success of his first book, with an instant Sunday Times number one best seller. It shows insight to what happens in the wards during Christmas season, as it becomes impossibly busier and even more hilarious. The books ‘This is Going To Hurt’ (£4.50) and ‘Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas’ (£5.00) is available to buy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Going-Hurt-Secret-Diaries/dp/1509858636/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=Twas+The+Nightshift+Before+Christmas&qid=1602621240&sr=8-8
