Wendy Hoose

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The creative forces of Birds of Paradise & Random Accomplice come together for the first time to bring you a frank and hilarious sex comedy - Wendy Hoose. Read more …

Laura and Jake just want sex. Late Friday night drunken sex. Nothing more. No strings attached. But getting your leg over is sometimes more difficult than you think.

Containing strong language and scenes of a sexual nature, Wendy Hoose is about two twenty year olds searching for love in all the wrong places!

More information on this production is available at www.birdsofparadisetheatre.co.uk.

The critical consensus

It is rude, ribald and hilariously off-colour, and bodes tremendously well for the new directorship of Birds of Paradise.

(*) Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 12/03/2014

At its heart, Wendy Hoose is an interesting exploration in to the parameters of no-frills dating, with some thoroughly enjoyable inappropriate gags to boot.

(*) Irina Glinski, TVBomb, 11/03/2014

McKnight’s script is jammed with surprises and has a musical backing that sounds just right for the twenty somethings who star. This explicit piece is bursting with outrageous humour. It looks fearlessly at some of the problems of the instantaneity of modern life where relationships can be condensed to their essentials though deeper desires remain the same.

(*) Irene Brown, Edinburgh Brown, 12/03/2014

Unashamedly vulgar, but with a compassionate core, Wendy Hoose is a bold, entertaining and sensitive production.

(*) Gareth K Vile, The List, 13/03/2014

A moving, witty exploration of human fallibilty that is also jaw-droppingly filthy.

(*) Lorna Irvine, Exeunt, 14/03/2014

See it, if you feel strong enough, but expect to find yourself blushing, at a memorably bold new Scottish sex comedy that pulls no punches at all.

(*) Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman, 15/03/2014

Open-ended,quite raunchy, and ridiculously funny.

(*) Eric Karoulla, The Skinny, 25/03/2014