By Mike Bartlett. Boyslikeme Productions. Holden Street Theatres, SA. 30 November – 10 December 2022
‘To be or not to be, that is the question’ – Hamlet’s famous speech about choice, action/in-action, conscience, and mortality in many ways encapsulates Mike Bartlett’s Cock. Described as a modern ‘metrosexual play’, Cock premiered at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 2009, and subsequently has been performed in many parts of the world including New York, Vancouver, and Sydney. It has always attracted a fair bit of controversy, starting with the original poster being banned by London Transport.