A special screening of Cicley and David at Rosehill Theatre has raised over £1000 for Hospice at Home West Cumbria.

Cicley and David tells the story of Polish émigré, David Tasma, who is dying from cancer in post-war London.

Cut off from home and family and feeling his existence has had no value, David develops an intense and elusive relationship with his social worker, Cicely Saunders.

The two explore questions of compassion, faith, love and the meaning of a completed life. An idea grows in Cicely’s mind about a new way to care for someone who is dying in distress.

A fleeting encounter between two people of hugely different social backgrounds leads to the creation of the world’s first modern hospice and to a worldwide movement that is still influencing how we care for people at the end of life.

A spokesperson for Hospice at Home said: “Thank you to everyone who came along to our ‘Cicely and David’ screening in September, a special screening of a play looking at the early career of Cicely Saunders, widely regarded as the founder of the modern hospice movement.

“Thanks to you, we raised over £1,000, as well as raising awareness of the services we provide and how we can help local families.

“We’d also like to say thank you to Rosehill Theatre for hosting the event, and our Community Champion Volunteer Mark for bringing the event to life.”

If you’d like to find out more about Cicely and her work on hospice care, you can do so here.

To find out more about the work the Hospice at Home West Cumbria does head to their website here.