Porn Play at the Royal Court Review: Ambika Mod Is Harrowingly Good as a Porn Addict
Ambika Mod portrays Ani, a young academic addicted to violent pornography in a Royal Court Theatre play exploring female desire, addiction, and social stigma.
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Porn Play – Royal Court
As its unashamedly frank title suggests, Sophia Chetin-Leuner’s Porn Play isn’t afraid to tackle the taboo. At the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, Director Josie Rourke has staged a production that’s willing to match the script’s boldness. From the off, Designer Yimei Zhao’s pillowy, plush, almost vulvic set draws the audience into the action at a perhaps uncomfortably close proximity. The whole room is covered in a pale, bouncy car…
Review Round Up: P*rn Play, Royal Court Theatre
Find out how critics have been reacting to Sophia Chetin-Leuner’s world premiere play… © Helen Murray WhatsOnStage: **** “Mod’s performance, at once engaging, witty and utterly lost, compels attention. Like the play, it engages seriously with a subject that is too often hidden but is altering an entire generation’s understanding of relationships. It’s valuable to begin to bring it into the light.” The Guardian: **** “It’s a play that confirms Ch…
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