Contributers Statement:
Dr Patrick Stafler and Dr Edwina Landau conceptualized the manuscript. Dr Patrick Stafler drafted the initial manuscript. Dr Patrick Stafler, Dr Edwina Landau and Prof Hannah Blau critically reviewed and revised the manuscript. All authors approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
To the Editor,
The ancient Greeks took the entertainment of their crowds very seriously and used drama as a way of investigating the world they lived in. The theatrical re-enactment of suffering and grief in front of a large audience was to foster compassion, as well as a cathartic release of emotion that was restorative through a deeply felt interconnection between actors and audience. When our patients encounter tragedy, we are also drawn into their ordeal and experience it first hand. Such it was with Rose.