Smiling woman in vintage maid attire with a white bonnet holds a hammer, set against a blue background, exuding a playful and whimsical tone.

Florence Nightingale: The Lady with the Hammer

About Florence Nightingale: The Lady with the Hammer

1854. The Crimean War. A time and a place when men know best...

Medical procedures are done with panache: “Bang and the wound is gone” (along with most of the patients), but the surgeons look impressive and that’s what matters…

Hold on a moment! Who’s this upstart in a skirt?

She talks back, can add up and makes us wash our hands!

How very dare she?

Oddsocks explores the story of Florence Nightingale in their irreverent, hilarious style this January.

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  • Three actors perform on a stage with a cathedral backdrop. Two stand, one wears green and the other red. A woman in black sits at a table, reading. The mood is dramatic.
  • Three actors on stage in a hospital scene. A maid in a black and white costume holds a seated man's hand, while another wrapped in bandages sits nearby.
  • Two actors on stage; one seated wearing a long dress and bonnet, holding a large funnel to the mouth. The other stands gesturing, with a bookshelf backdrop.
  • Two actors in a dramatic scene; one screams in pain with an arm in a sling, while the other leans over them. Red paint splatters on a backdrop.
  • Three actors in period costumes perform on stage. One woman, in a black dress, stands on a chair, appearing upset. A man in a suit and a woman react with surprise.

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