A Kind of Alaska (1984)

Overview: A masterly study of a middle-aged woman waking up after 30 years passed in a coma induced by sleeping sickness. In her mind she is still 16, and her attempts to fathom the changed world into which she re-emerges is not only poignant and emotionally charged but, in the end, devastatingly brilliant theatre as well.

Starring: Paul Scofield, Dorothy Tutin, Susan Engel

Categories: Drama