So I think it’s fair to say that most women almost definitely do masturbate. We just wait to discuss it until we’re in an oddly anonymous but public situation like this one.
A funny, frank, and occasionally explicit insight into heterosexual female desire, read out loud by a man.
Each show begins with a male comedian being given a script they have never seen before. They then go onto read said script for the first time live in front of an audience which explores what one woman thinks about when she thinks about sex and men.
Performers will include comedians James Acaster, Marcus Brigstocke, Nick Helm and Nish Kumar
10 August, 10.30PM – Nish Kumar
14 August, 10AM – Marcus Brigstocke
15 August, 10.30PM – James Acaster
19 August, 10.30PM – Joe Lycett
21 August, 10AM – Nick Helm
With direction and dramaturgy by Royal Court Theatre Associate Director Lucy Morrison and dramaturgical input from Ryan Nobel, Lisa Heledd Jones, and Christopher Brett Bailey.
Manwatching is a work-in-progress being piloted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It is being developed by an anonymous female writer in collaboration with the Royal Court Theatre.
Anonymous female writer’s work includes a lot of stuff that can’t be disclosed as she chooses to remain anonymous.
Lucy Morrison is Associate Director at the Royal Court where her credits include Hidden (Live Lunch), Who Cares, Pests and Product (also at Traverse and European tour).
EARLIER/LATER is a series of early morning and late night one-off shows, featuring brand new theatre, poetry, comedy and music, programmed by Paines Plough in its Roundabout theatre at Summerhall.
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