F**king Men
From: Tuesday, 7th July 2009
To: Saturday, 22 August 2009
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Synopsis
Taking its lead from Schnitzler’s La Ronde F***ing Menis a portrait of ten men searching for love, sex and intimacy in modern day America. This insightful drama looks at a succession of couples and strangers as they negotiate the before and after of lust, love and betrayal and the pursuit of sex. Some stories are poignant, some hilarious, but collectively they provide a fascinating snap shot of the modern-day male. A fearless dissection of homosexuality that will fascinate male and female audiences of every persuasion.
Our Review:
10 July 2009
Joe DiPietro’s gay version of Schnitzler’s La Ronde has yet to be performed in his native United States, but it is making up for it on this side of the pond. Phil Willmott’s production has already played at two London fringe venues, the Finborough and the King’s Head. It now arrives at the Arts in a themed package with Willmott’s other King’s Head transfer, Naked Boys Singing.
F***ing Men follows the structure of its fin-de-siècle predecessor, with ten characters linked in a sexual chain. The advantage of a contemporary gay version is that it’s entirely plausible for characters from different walks of life to bounce off each other in random sexual meetings.
We meet a rent boy selling oral sex to a closeted soldier, who acquires enough confidence to frequent a gay bath-house, where an anonymo...
Cast
Stewart Alexander
Stephen Billington
Scott Capurro
Matthew Clancy
Dan Ford
James Kristian
Timothy Lone
Shai Matheson
Patrick Poletti
Chris Polick
Adam Unze
Creative
Joe DePietro (Author)
King's Head (Producer)
Steam Industry (Producer)
Phil Wilmott (Director)
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