Editing Ignaz Semmelweis (section)

===Drama/plays===
* ''[[An Enemy of the People]]'', drama by [[Henrik Ibsen]]. The protagonist, a doctor battling both microbes and societal rejection, is at least loosely modeled on Semmelweis. (See [[Thomas Szasz]], ''Liberation by Oppression: A Comparative Study of Slavery and Psychiatry'', Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick & London, p.&nbsp;176.)
* ''Semmelweis'', opera-theater work by Raymond J. Lustig (music) and Matthew Doherty (libretto).  Premiere production June 2018 in Miskolc, Hungary, directed by Martin Boross, featuring Szilveszter Szabó, Veronika Nádasi, and the Bela Bartok Chamber Choir of Szolnok, co-produced by Budapest Operetta Theater and Bartok Plusz Opera Festival.  Nine additional Hungarian-language performances in Budapest, and a five-city tour throughout Hungary, 2018–19.
* ''Semmelweis'' by [[Jens Bjørneboe]]. Performed in 1977 at the [[Shea's 710 Theatre|Studio Arena Theater]] in Buffalo, New York with Lewis J. Stadlen, Kathy Bates, and [[Kim Hunter]]. Performed in 1978 at the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]] in Washington, D.C., with Colin Blakeley. Performed in 1981 at the Hartman Theater in Stamford, Connecticut.
* ''What are you fighting for, Dr Semmelweis'' by Titus Alexander, 1968. Performed July 1969 at the [[Church Hill Theatre]], Edinburgh, Scotland, by pupils of the Edinburgh Rudolf Steiner School Dramatic Society, with Simon Scott as Semmelweis with music composed by Mark Edwards. Translated into German as ''Um was kämpfen Sie, Dr. Semmelweis?'' by Concilia Viegener and performed by a Steiner school in Brazil.
* ''Semmelweis'' by Peter Russell. A 90-minute play broadcast 9 August 1971 on [[BBC Radio 4]] featuring [[Sandor Eles]] in the title role.
* ''Dr Semmelweis'' a new play by [[Stephen Brown (playwright)|Stephen Brown]] with [[Mark Rylance]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full cast announced for Mark Rylance's Dr Semmelweis at Bristol Old Vic {{!}} WhatsOnStage|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/bristol-theatre/news/full-cast-mark-rylance-dr-semmelweis_55438.html|access-date=2022-01-09|website=www.whatsonstage.com|date=29 November 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Delayed by the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 Pandemic]] and opening at the [[Bristol Old Vic]] in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ltd|first=Supercool|date=2022-01-07|title=Dr Semmelweis|url=https://bristololdvic.org.uk/whats-on/dr-semmelweis|access-date=2022-01-09|website=Bristol Old Vic}}</ref> A West End run of Dr Semmelweis opened at the [[Harold Pinter Theatre]] in June 2023, again to critical acclaim with Mark Rylance in the title role.