Straight White Men
Written by Young Jean Lee
Southwark Playhouse
Produced by David Adkin
As Ed, a widower, prepares to celebrate Christmas, he calls his three grown sons back to the family home. Games are played, Chinese food is ordered, and brotherly pranks and trashtalk distract them from the on-going issue that threatens to ruin the festivities: when identity matters and privilege is a problem, what is a straight white man to do?
Reviews
★★★★ Evening Standard: ‘Steven Kunis’s boisterous production feels like a buzzy hot ticket.’
★★★★ The Times: 'Questions are left hanging in the air as we marvel at the extraordinarily subtle performances….There is rare chemistry here.’
★★★★ The Guardian: ’Straight White Men is a timely identity study that gives a powerful critique of 21st-century white male psychology.’
★★★★ iNews: ‘Straight White Men teases the boundaries of theatrical form and expectation…. It’s subtly complex and challenging, and Steven Kunis’s bright, hyperreal production is full of fizz.
★★★★ The Arts Desk: 'Straight White Men is presented within a frame that cleverly and radically alters what’s inside it….This is a nicely judged production from Steven Kunis.’
★★★★ London Theatre Guide: ‘A surpassingly alive production.’
Cast & Creatives
Charlie Condou
Cary Crankson
Simon Haines
Alex Mugnaioni
Kamari Roméo
Simon Rouse
Kim Tatum
Writer
Young Jean Lee
Director
Steven Kunis
Set Designer
Suzu Sakai
Costume Designer
Beth Colley
Lighting Designer
Rajiv Pattani
Sound Designer
MWEN
Assistant Director
Krysianna Papadakis
Movement Director
Christina Fulcher
Casting Director
Lucy Casson
Producer
David Adkin