Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
Based on real interviews, these verbatim-style sketches are often candid and funny, with some emotional revelations
Jeremy rubs his nipples and calls Meryl’s vagina “David Schwimmer”. She has dubbed his todger Roger – which also happens to be her husband’s name. Frannie wishes Harry would get his grammar right when he talks dirty to her. Clive is about to get “stuck in” at a Las Vegas orgy when his wife calls with news of a lump in her breast.
These are the sex lives of puppets. Or rather, the sex lives of (mostly older) people as told by actor-puppeteers. Blind Summit’s production is based on findings from the London School of Hygiene’s National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. It is staged in verbatim-style chapters, mostly with solo or duo interviewees answering questions such as “what’s your secret sauce?” and “is it important that people find you attractive?”
At Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh, until 25 August. Then at Southwark Playhouse, London, 4-28 September
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Continue reading… Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghBased on real interviews, these verbatim-style sketches are often candid and funny, with some emotional revelationsJeremy rubs his nipples and calls Meryl’s vagina “David Schwimmer”. She has dubbed his todger Roger – which also happens to be her husband’s name. Frannie wishes Harry would get his grammar right when he talks dirty to her. Clive is about to get “stuck in” at a Las Vegas orgy when his wife calls with news of a lump in her breast.These are the sex lives of puppets. Or rather, the sex lives of (mostly older) people as told by actor-puppeteers. Blind Summit’s production is based on findings from the London School of Hygiene’s National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. It is staged in verbatim-style chapters, mostly with solo or duo interviewees answering questions such as “what’s your secret sauce?” and “is it important that people find you attractive?”At Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh, until 25 August. Then at Southwark Playhouse, London, 4-28 SeptemberAll our Edinburgh festival reviews Continue reading… Edinburgh festival 2024, Puppetry, Comedy, Sex, Comedy, Culture, Edinburgh festival, Stage, Life and style, Theatre, Southwark Playhouse
