Theatre review: Sex Education, Summerhall, Edinburgh
Sex Education, Summerhall, Edinburgh * * * *
Lots of gay sex, and gay porn, some of it quite unusual. It’s also about his mum, and their relationship, and how they feel proud and loving and protective about each other despite their differences. And it’s about her inability to give him the information he needed about sex growing up, and society’s failure to provide that information anywhere else. It’s about information and the ethics of its provision – when is too much information harmful and when is too little? And where does a bunny on a leash in the snow fit into all this?
It’s an exuberant, propulsive and often hilarious hour, with a huge amount of material and a wide emotional range. For all the extremity of some of the subject matter, what shines out is the indispensable need not only for self-knowledge, self-empowerment and pride but also for vulnerability, care and consideration in the way we treat ourselves, our loved ones and everyone else.
Until 25 August