Cock
4 Mar 2022Size: 198mm x 129mm£10.99
Cock
Paperback £10.99
John is happy in himself, and with his boyfriend, until one day he meets the woman of his dreams.
In a world full of endless possibilities why must we still limit ourselves with labels? Mike Bartlett's razor-sharp play about love and identity redefines the battle of the sexes as we know it.
Cock premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on 13 November 2009. It was revived in the West End in 2022, starring Jonathan Bailey, Taron Egerton and Jade Anouka.
The play is published by Methuen Drama, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Mike Bartlett's metrosexual play about love and longing provides us with questions of who we are and who we want to be. John's refusal to fix his identity disturbs and disrupts the lives of those around him in this contemporary tale of sex without nudity and struggle without violence. Mike Bartlett's punchy story takes a playful, candid look at one man's sexuality and the difficulties that arise when you realise you have a choice.
Cock premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on 13 November 2009.
It is published here in the Modern Classics series, featuring an introduction by Mark O'Thomas. - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/cock-9781474229630/#sthash.XXxo7QqD.dpuf
'The fact is that some of us like women and some like men and that's fine that's good in fact that's good, a good thing, but it seems to me that you've become confused.'
'A smart, prickly and rewarding view of sexual and emotional confusion... The writing is lubricious, sometimes grubby and in places savagely unpleasant. But it has a wounding authenticity'
Evening Standard'Mike Bartlett's play is a sharp, witty study of a man helplessly torn between his longtime male partner and a loving woman'
Guardian'Brutally exposes the lies and compromises we're prepared to swallow to get what we think we need... it still draws blood'
iNews'Incendiary... a brilliant black comedy'
Broadway World'Brutal, bruising and brilliant'
Arts Desk4 Mar 2022Size: 198mm x 129mm£10.99
