The Misandrist

by Lisa Carroll

When 'intimidating' Rachel and eternal 'nice guy' Nick meet at an awkward work Christmas party, what was meant to be a one-night-stand becomes a sexual odyssey of self-discovery… and mutual destruction.Adrift, isolated and insecure, they scramble for new ways to connect. Can some playful, passionate pegging provide a pathway through the pitfalls of modern relationships and present the possibility of a deeper bond?A penetrating comedy about the search for sexual knowledge, true love and top-notch Tupperware, Lisa Carroll's play The Misandrist was first produced by Metal Rabbit Productions at the Arcola Theatre, London, in May 2023.'A witty dramedy that explores the contemporary search for intimacy… portrays male vulnerability exceptionally well… The writing is delightfully caustic and acerbic… precise, political, unforgiving… unceasingly entertaining' - Broadway World'Funny and frank… revelling in its exuberance and the celebration of sexuality… there's a great energy to the show and it offers plenty of saucy humour' - Reviews Hub'A no-holds-barred insight into contemporary relationships, laced with sharp lines and dark humour… a zeitgeisty play that shows great promise, and confirms Carroll as a writer to watch' - WhatsOnStage'Powerful with some very funny lines... has attitude to spare' - Time Out'A smart, passionate and deeply knotty relationship dramedy… alive with warmth and wit… refreshingly transgressive… the writing has a real jagged edge… lays bare the many complications of modern life' - Lost in Theatreland

Genres: Plays

Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2023

Reviews

[Doug · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5, rounded down.

I guess you can make a play about anything these days - Exhibit A, this play which is - more or less - about 'pegging'. To be fair, that's just kind of the 'hook', but there is an AWFUL lot of talk about the subject - not that that's a BAD thing. The dialogue is engaging, naturalistic and often quite funny, and the two characters are both idiosyncratically winning...

What I didn't feel worked well is that the two actors have to portray a a handful of subsidiary characters as well, and those transitions always seemed awkward, and I think might be hard for the audience to figure out. Also - needs to have about a half an hour cut from the 2.5 hour running time.

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[H · Rating 5 out of 5]

soooooooo good. I wish I could have seen it in person (missed the show by a mere three months). I have so much curiosity about how some scenes were staged.

much to chew over. and the ending was true to the story. I don't know why it took so long for me to read. sometimes it's like that!

[Charlie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lisa Carroll is a wonder. The whole thing was so entertaining but, for me, it was the long monologues near the end that blew me away. At times it felt like she was in my brain, saying all the things I felt needed to be said.

I’m gutted I missed the chance to see this on stage (would love to know how the sex scenes played out, in my head it was definitely lightsabers) but I’m so glad I could read the book.