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It’s years since I saw anything as nasty as this: Cock at the Ambassadors Theatre reviewed

Mike Bartlett should pop to the Bush Theatre's Red Pitch to see how real drama is done

Cock wants to be seen as Serious Art so there’s no décor or furniture: Jonathan Bailey (John), Phil Daniels (F), Taron Egerton (M) and Jade Anouka (W). Image: Brinkhoff Moegenburg
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  • Cock

    Ambassadors Theatre, until 4 June

  • Red Pitch

    Bush Theatre, until 26 March

Cock was written by Mike Bartlett in 2009 while he was in Mexico at a drama conference. The title suggests a cockpit where three characters compete for sexual dominance. W, meaning Woman, is a childminder attracted to a gay man, John, who is thick but handsome and deeply involved with M, or Man.

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