“Penis envy”. As soon as the phrase was uttered, my feminist spines were up. Yet despite its unpromising beginning featuring a cringe-inducing phallus-related anecdote, this one-man show with Jake Addley as Eddie – a Scouse father accused of child molestation – proves to be acute, thoughtful, and unpredictable. As much manifesto as play – but with much nuance and charm, which prevents the work from becoming irksome – society’s hypocrisy with regard to sex is starkly unveiled. Indeed, one instantly examines one’s own prudery; the test of which comes when, having exhausted the possibilities for tweaking his outfit to indicate a change of setting, Addley discards it altogether and gets naked. Addley is captivating throughout, and this is certainly a production with balls.
Zoo Roxy, 5 – 28 Aug (not 7, 14, 21), 6.30pm (8.00pm), £8.50, fpp285.
tw rating 4/5
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Sections: by Lauren Kelly - ED2011 Theatre Reviews - tw rating 4/5 | Tags: True Grit Theatre, Zoo Venues
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