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>>>Fringe Review: Lust & Marriage

LUST & MARRIAGE

Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse

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Rating: NNNN


Writer/performer Eleanor O’Brien knows how to grab and keep an audience’s attention. She has a resonant voice, a rich command of language and a sharp sense of humour. And she talks about sex. A lot. But this show isn’t just about boinking,

In her 75-minute solo monologue, O’Brien plays Emily, a woman who refines her idea of what makes a soulmate as she moves through high school, college, a trip to Burning Man and back home to Oregon to settle down. A clever and funny plot device has sex columnist Dan Savage guiding this journey through letters she writes to him. (Program notes say he gave the show his blessing.)

Directed by Antonio Sonera and dramaturged by Fringe solo veteran TJ Dawe, the piece also includes music and amusing sound effects. In one section, a clock ticks faster and faster to indicate the passage of time. O’Brien also uses voices and movement to physically morph into various lovers and friends.

Lust & Marriage looks at the realities of long-term sexual compatibility while maintaining an honest and sex-positive message throughout.

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