Shopping & F***ing
According to playwright Mark Ravenhill, there's no difference. In a world where consumerism has become a law of nature, shopping and sex are mere transactions, and the worst thing one can do is feel. The play, part of Britain's "In Yer Face" movement of the 90's, contains graphic sexual and psychological violence. As if these weren't enough, Triad Productions' staging makes the loudest possible choices. The play means to appall (so much that the author wavers between moral urgency and an obvious delight in brutalization; where he actually stands? - a coin-flip). Directed by Adam Parker, the cast begins scenes emotionally where they should end. But when the writing of a play is "over," as is Ravenhill's, the acting should come "under" the text for full shock effect. The combination of over plus over makes for an evening more in your ear than yer face.
When
Ongoing until Sunday, September 13, 2009
Hours
| Sundays, 8pm |
| Wednesdays, 8pm |
| Thursdays, 8pm |
| Fridays, 8pm |
| Saturdays, 8pm |