Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes review – knotty and nuanced MeToo play
Dan Spielman and Izabella Yena in Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes. ‘Annie may be bright and funny, but there are no illusions as to who holds the upper hand.’Dan Spielman and Izabella Yena in Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes. ‘Annie may be bright and funny, but there are no illusions as to who holds the upper hand.
Jon and Annie’s forbidden sexual relationship – clouded by their age difference, the power dynamics and faculty handbook rules – becomes a source of Jon’s inner moral turmoil and an irresistible outlet for his emotional and creative satisfaction. In monologues, he narrates the affair in past tense as it plays out in the present , revealing a charming but self-consciously flawed man.
‘Jon and Annie’s forbidden sexual relationship becomes a source of Jon’s inner moral turmoil and an outlet for his emotional and creative satisfaction.’When the play fast-forwards into the wake of #Me Too, new light is cast on Annie and Jon’s relationship.
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