COCK – Hope Mill Theatre
When you strip away the peripheral elements of existence what are you left with? Remove the career that will end, the possessions that will gather dust and the places that will fade in the memory. What remains? Love, human relationships and a sense of self perhaps.
Mike Bartlett’s COCK is the theatrical equivalent of this exercise.
Strip it all away and lay bare the stark reality of life. Distraction-free analysis of identity, of sexuality, of power, of interaction.
It all sounds so simple. Of course, it isn't. It requires outstanding writing, light-touch - yet precise - direction and pitch-perfect performances. Check, check and check for HER and Up ‘Ere Productions.
After a highly successful northern premiere last year at 53Two, the show is back in Manchester ...