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Description
Based on the motion picture Humpday (written & directed in 2009 by Lynn Shelton), Straight is a razor-sharp new comedy from acclaimed writer D. C. Moore about male friendship, sexuality and how the two things can be blurred more easily than one might think . . .
Lewis and Waldorf were inseparable at university. Ten years on and a lot has changed. In the middle of a drunken night out, they make a bet that will take their friendship to whole new level. You'll never look at your best friend in the same way again . . .
Adapted for the stage by award-winning writer D. C. Moore, author of Town, Honest, Alaska, and The Empire (all published by Methuen Drama) Straight premieres in the Crucible Lyceum Studio, directed by Richard Wilson.
Product details

Published | 20 Dec 2012 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 96 |
ISBN | 9781408184349 |
Imprint | Methuen Drama |
Series | Modern Plays |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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DC Moore's new play, Straight, is a sharp-witted comedy about sex and relationships.
Jane Shilling, Daily Telegraph
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It is a poignant reflection on long-term relationships, the danger of monotony and boredom but also the potential for forgiveness and starting anew after betrayal and hurt ... In short, Straight is a gregarious, flirtatious romp. As corny as it sounds, I have kept thinking about the characters today; such is their vivacity and colour.
Ruth Kilner, What's On Stage
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Alert to emotional modulations ... Moore's wonderful facility for fresh-minted dialogue
Lyn Gardner, Guardian
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Rather than insecurity about orientation, what the play deftly captures is that hunger for wild, category-shattering experience that may – or may not and that's the risk – enable one to return to everyday normality with the grateful sense of now having made a real choice.
Paul Taylor, Independent
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Jabbing punchlines and cringe-inducing comedy make this drama a real hoot ... it's also surprisingly sweet.
Matt Trueman, Financial Times
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Moore writes acutely about masculinity, trust and the numbing effects of social responsibility.
Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard