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During his controversial presidential election campaign, Donald Trump regularly made statements considered by many to be offensive, misogynistic and sexist. Though he made little apology for either his language or alleged actions, the electorate elevated him to the highest office in the land – bringing his views along with him.
Can such sexually abusive rhetoric really be accepted as mere ‘locker room talk’? Is this simply a loathsome individual or one who speaks to a silent majority? Might it be that our world isn’t as progressive as we’d like to think?
Deeply worrying and fascinatingly constructed, Locker Room Talk’s return to the Traverse is intriguing in theatrical terms and thoroughly unwelcome in what it reminds us about the world we inhabit.
I said in the previous year’s review that one day, productions like Locker Room Talk won’t be required. A year on they still are, even more so.
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Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Tuesday April 23, 2019, until Wednesday April 24, 2019. More info: www.traverse.co.uk
Tron Theatre, Glasgow from Thursday April 25, 2019, until Saturday April 27, 2019. More info: www.tron.co.uk