Programmed to mark International Nurses Day

Florence Nightingale was a campaigner and reformer whose pioneering use of statistics called for government accountability and equal access to healthcare for all. This one-woman performance of original song and storytelling shines a light on lesser known aspects of Florence's life and work, to question why her extraordinary and wide ranging achievements are so often overlooked.

Florence spent less than two years as a nurse in the Crimea, yet she lived to the age of ninety. She spent decades campaigning for social reform worldwide, advocating equal access to healthcare for all, and became an expert in areas such as land irrigation, hospital design and postal services for soldiers in order to advance her causes.

This dynamic performance celebrates Florence as a ground-breaking statistician, connecting her work in the 19th century with the issues we continue to face.