Inspired by Samuel Richardson’s epistolary novel PAMELA – a 18th Century FIFTY SHADES OF GRAY – Martin Crimp lets his audience snoop into the roleplay of couple experimenting with sexual domination and resistance. Can a woman ever genuinely wish to be dominated by a man – or is that simply internalised patriarchy? Does it even matter? What is roleplay and what is reality? One thing is for sure: It’s not dull!
WHEN WE HAVE SUFFICIENTLY TORTURED EACH OTHER ©, The National Theatre 2019 © Gillian Hyland
