Nobody Lives Forever

We hosted a play about the ethics of stem cell research, called Nobody
Lives Forever, performed by the YTouring theatre Company who are
a small but perfectly formed professional drama group under the
auspices of the YMCA. The production is touring the UK and was in
Glasgow, Belfast, Newtownhamilton and Crossmaglen just before us.
Every performance is followed by a debate, using voting handsets
as a starting point, about the issues raised. The play was introduced
by the University of Ulster's Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Valerie
McKelvey-Martin, who heads their Science in Society section. She
explained that the tour is in partnership with NUU and sponsored
by the Bank of Ireland and The Honourable The Irish Society as a
contribution to the public understanding of the stem cell debate.

The audience of students was really enthusiastic about the play.
Some reported unexpected tears at the characters' dilemma.