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Straight

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 2m

DC Moore

Based on the film Humpday (written & directed in 2009 by Lynn Shelton), Straight is a razor-sharp new comedy from acclaimed writer D. C. Moore about male friendship, sexuality and how the two things can be blurred more easily than you might think...

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
Lewis and Waldorf were inseparable at university. Ten years on and a lot has changed. In the middle of a drunken night out, they make a bet that will take their friendship to whole new level. You'll never look at your best friend in the same way again.

Adapted for the stage by award-winning writer D. C. Moore, author of Town, Honest, Alaska, and The Empire, Straight premiered in the Crucible Lyceum Studio, directed by Richard Wilson.
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Strong Language
    • Nudity/Partial Nudity

Media

REVIEWS

“DC Moore's new play, Straight, is a sharp-witted comedy about sex and relationships”  

Jane Shilling, The Telegraph

“It is a poignant reflection on long-term relationships, the danger of monotony and boredom but also the potential for forgiveness and starting anew after betrayal and hurt ... In short, Straight is a gregarious, flirtatious romp. As corny as it sounds, I have kept thinking about the characters today; such is their vivacity and colour”

Ruth Kilner, What's On Stage

“Alert to emotional modulations ... Moore's wonderful facility for fresh-minted dialogue”

Lyn Gardner, Guardian

“Rather than insecurity about orientation, what the play deftly captures is that hunger for wild, category-shattering experience that may – or may not and that's the risk – enable one to return to everyday normality with the grateful sense of now having made a real choice”

Paul Taylor, Independent

“Jabbing punchlines and cringe-inducing comedy make this drama a real hoot ... it's also surprisingly sweet”

Matt Trueman, Financial Times

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

Author

DC Moore

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