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Cock

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Author: Mike Bartlett

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But that's what this is, isn't it? The ultimate bitch fight. When John takes a break from his boyfriend, his accidentally meets the girl of his dreams. Filled with guilt and indecision, he decides there is only one way to straighten this out... Mike Bartlett's metrosexual play about love and longing provides us with questions of who we are and who we want to be. John's refusal to fix his identity disturbs and disrupts the lives of those around him in this contemporary tale of sex without nudity and struggle without violence. Mike Bartlett's punchy story takes a playful, candid look at one man's sexuality and the difficulties that arise when you realise you have a choice. Cock premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on 13 November 2009. It is published here in the Modern Classics series, featuring an introduction by Mark O'Thomas.

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Publisher

Methuen Drama

Year

2017

ISBN

9781474229647

Edition

Topic

Letteratura

Subtopic

Teatro britannico

12

Cock

He

is

perceptive 

and

at

times 

seems 

to

understand 

John 

better 

than 

he

does 

himself: 

M

What’s 

he

going 

to

say? 

When 

I

come 

back 

in

through 

the

door. 

How

can

I

make 

it

seem 

like 

it’s 

normal. 

Distract 

him. 

But

distract 

him

from? 

From? 

How

can

I

persuade 

myself 

I

want 

him? 

I

know! 

John

No

no

no.

M

Teddy 

bears. 

Yes

yes

yes. 

Jesus. 

(p.

33)

M.

not

only 

recognises 

the

ruse 

of

the

gift 

but

also 

that 

something 

far

more 

profound 

lays 

beneath 

its

surface 

and

in

quick 

succession 

he

manages 

to

get

the

hapless 

John 

to

reveal 

the

truth: 

M

Take 

it

away. 

John

What? 

M

The

bears 

the

bears 

the

bears 

I

don’t 

want 

them. 

John

I

think 

I’m 

in

love 

and

I

need 

help 

because 

she’s 

mad. 

M

Bang! 

There 

it

is.

Love? 

Mad? 

She? 

(p.

34)

The

surprise 

appearance 

of

F.

at

the

dinner 

party 

in

the

third 

act

also 

recalls 

Look 

Back 

In

Anger

where 

Alison’s 

father, 

Colonel 

Redfern, 

arrives 

to

help 

move 

her

things 

out

of

the

ﬂ

at

and

escape 

Jimmy 

once 

and

for

all. 

Osborne’s 

play 

situates 

masculinity 

at

a

crisis 

point, 

which 

is

given 

voice 

by

Jimmy 

Porter’s 

particular 

take 