Chartreuse de Villeneuve, Avignon
There is gallows humour and unzipped ribaldry as a mischievous group share stories that are joyful, tender and sometimes eye-watering
Warning! The people in this show are likely to die at any moment, we are told. Don’t believe them? They are already one fewer in number than they were in rehearsals. But, as the disarming introduction suggests, surely it is better to die on stage than in a nursing home.
The gallows humour in this absorbing hour of documentary theatre at the Avignon festival is outdone only by its unzipped ribaldry. Mohamed El Khatib invited people aged over 75 to tell him about their experiences of sex and love. His resulting show, performed by a motley assortment of non-actors sharing their stories, is joyful, tender, sad, riotous and eye-watering in its kaleidoscopic portrait of pleasure from first fumblings to happy endings.
Continue reading… Chartreuse de Villeneuve, AvignonThere is gallows humour and unzipped ribaldry as a mischievous group share stories that are joyful, tender and sometimes eye-wateringWarning! The people in this show are likely to die at any moment, we are told. Don’t believe them? They are already one fewer in number than they were in rehearsals. But, as the disarming introduction suggests, surely it is better to die on stage than in a nursing home.The gallows humour in this absorbing hour of documentary theatre at the Avignon festival is outdone only by its unzipped ribaldry. Mohamed El Khatib invited people aged over 75 to tell him about their experiences of sex and love. His resulting show, performed by a motley assortment of non-actors sharing their stories, is joyful, tender, sad, riotous and eye-watering in its kaleidoscopic portrait of pleasure from first fumblings to happy endings. Continue reading… Theatre, Stage, Culture, Sex, Older people, Life and style, Society
