"Man is more sick, uncertain, changeable, indeterminate than any other animal, there is no doubt of that - he is the sick animal."
Nietzsche's observation of 1887 stands true today when there may be fewer diseases around but always new illnesses - from chronic fatigue syndrome to post-traumatic stress disorder. Patrick Wright considers the changing nature of illness in the modern age as observed in the latest book by award-winning
American writer David 6 Morris. And
Anthony Sher pulls off a tricky double for the RSC in their new production of A Winter's Tale.
Producer Lawrence Pollard