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| − | A 1996 play by English playwright [[Mark Ravenhill]]. Sometimes billed as ''[[Shopping and F***king]]''. | + | A 1996 play by English playwright [[Mark Ravenhill]]. Sometimes billed as ''[[Shopping and F***king]]''. First performed Up Stairs at the Royal Court Theatre on 26 September 1996. |
== Subject == | == Subject == | ||
| − | + | The sexual violence of ''Shopping and Fucking'' explores what is possible if consumerism supersedes all other moral codes. To this effect everything, including sex, violence and drugs, is reduced to a mere transaction in an age where shopping centres are the new cathedrals of Western consumerism. Aspects of consumerism and sexuality rampant in popular culture recur throughout the play: drugs, shoplifting, phone sex, prostitution, anal sex, and oral sex in the London department store Harvey Nichols.'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_and_Fucking] | |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| − | Staged in September 1999 in the [[Gauloises Warehouse]] at [[On Broadway]] in Cape Town, directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]], with [[Alex Duncan]] (Gary), [[Ralph Lawson]] (Brian), [[Rob van Vuuren]] (Robbie), [[Claire Watling]] (Lulu) and [[Kurt Wustmann]] (Mark). | + | 1998: Staged in the [[Barney Simon Theatre]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in May/June 1998, directed by [[Yael Farber]], with [[Anthony Bishop]] (Brian), [[Brian Webber]] (Mark), [[Peter Guy]] (Gary), [[Nick Boraine]] (Robbie), [[Sylvaine Strike]] (Lulu). Decor and costumes by [[Monique Garden]] and [[Joshua Lindberg]]. Lighting by [[Declan Randall]]. |
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| + | 1999: Staged in September 1999 in the [[Gauloises Warehouse]] at [[On Broadway]] in Cape Town, directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]], with [[Alex Duncan]] (Gary), [[Ralph Lawson]] (Brian), [[Rob van Vuuren]] (Robbie), [[Claire Watling]] (Lulu) and [[Kurt Wustmann]] (Mark). | ||
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| + | 2000: Staged at the [[Rostrum Theatre]], Pretoria (?) in July 2000 under the direction of [[Jaco van Wyk]], stage manager [[Zelda Langeveldt]]. the cast: [[Natasha Lamoela]] (Lulu), [[Jacques Bessenger]] (Robbie), [[Danie Naudé]] (Mark), [[John Goddard]] (Brian), [[Pieter Jacobs]] (Gary). | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Review by [[Danie Botha]] (1999 production), ''[[Rapport]]'' 26 September 1999. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:34, 22 February 2022
A 1996 play by English playwright Mark Ravenhill. Sometimes billed as Shopping and F***king. First performed Up Stairs at the Royal Court Theatre on 26 September 1996.
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Subject
The sexual violence of Shopping and Fucking explores what is possible if consumerism supersedes all other moral codes. To this effect everything, including sex, violence and drugs, is reduced to a mere transaction in an age where shopping centres are the new cathedrals of Western consumerism. Aspects of consumerism and sexuality rampant in popular culture recur throughout the play: drugs, shoplifting, phone sex, prostitution, anal sex, and oral sex in the London department store Harvey Nichols. [1]
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1998: Staged in the Barney Simon Theatre at the Market Theatre in May/June 1998, directed by Yael Farber, with Anthony Bishop (Brian), Brian Webber (Mark), Peter Guy (Gary), Nick Boraine (Robbie), Sylvaine Strike (Lulu). Decor and costumes by Monique Garden and Joshua Lindberg. Lighting by Declan Randall.
1999: Staged in September 1999 in the Gauloises Warehouse at On Broadway in Cape Town, directed by Fred Abrahamse, with Alex Duncan (Gary), Ralph Lawson (Brian), Rob van Vuuren (Robbie), Claire Watling (Lulu) and Kurt Wustmann (Mark).
2000: Staged at the Rostrum Theatre, Pretoria (?) in July 2000 under the direction of Jaco van Wyk, stage manager Zelda Langeveldt. the cast: Natasha Lamoela (Lulu), Jacques Bessenger (Robbie), Danie Naudé (Mark), John Goddard (Brian), Pieter Jacobs (Gary).
Sources
Review by Danie Botha (1999 production), Rapport 26 September 1999.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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