Louise Orwin Gets Real About Sex in OH YES OH NO at Camden People's Theatre

I'm about to talk to you about sex, not the sex of cheap mass produced erotica, not the oh-god-oh-yes-oh-no performance sex of porn, not the sex that men want and women aren't sure if they want it or not because they've never known anything else, but real sex, with real bodies. And in this conversation, [almost] everyone is allowed to speak.

Let's talk about sex baby. Hands up (if you dare) those who have sexual fantasies that don't align with their politics.

Even in today's media-saturated, 'sex-crazed' culture, speaking about sex and female desire is still taboo. Did you know that the number one rising erotica genre for women is 'Dark Erotica', dealing with rape fantasies/non-consensual sex? And that it is largely written by women? Yet why are the popular books and studies on female desire written by men?

In OH YES OH NO Louise Orwin will attempt to tackle these problems, asking audiences to consider why these conversations are still taboo, and, crucially, by putting women's voices at the centre of the conversation.

OH YES OH NO is the brand new, uncompromising show from artist-researcher and provocateur Louise. The world premier performances will headline Camden People's Theatre's Hotbed: A Festival of Sex.

Steady yourself.... OH YES OH NO is taking questions from the floor, and it's about to answer loud and clear.

Based on her own extensive research (for which she conducted interviews with women from all over the UK) alongside her own experiences and thoughts, Louise Orwin has created a show about having sexual fantasies that might not align with your politics. It's about trying to understand what you want, and wondering how to ask for it. It's also about S-E-X. And wondering how to make a show about sex. Expect home videos, bodice-ripping yarns, keys in the bowl, explicit xx, your mouth/mine, and a terrible Radiohead cover.

'I began to make the show by examining my own sexual desires' said Louise 'and realised that some of the things that turned me on are at odds with my politics. I wondered if other women had the same sort of neuroses surrounding their org*sms. I'm looking to give women a voice by letting the world hear real women talking about real sex'.

Louise's previous shows Pretty Ugly about the trauma teenagers face about their looks and A Girl & A Gun, her witty, fun and provocative look at the way the media uses women and violence both received audience and critical acclaim.

Louise Orwin is a London based artist-researcher. Her work spans the live and the recorded with incarnations in performance, video and photography. She is preoccupied with liveness, awkwardness, femininity and masochism, but above all she likes to have fun. Go to louiseorwin.com for more.

IF YOU GO:

OH YES OH NO: Louise Orwin

26-29th April, 3-6 May, 9-11 May 7:15pm £12, £10

A frank and forthright look at female sexuality for all genders taking in home videos, bodice-ripping yarns, keys in the bowl, explicit xx and a terrible Radiohead cover. Over 18's only

Camden People's Theatre, 58-60 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2PY

020 7419 4841 www.cptheatre.co.uk

Part of Hotbed: A Festival of Sex

Hotbed is CPT's brand new festival of sex: three weeks of adventurous performance guaranteed to expand your carnal knowledge. From the ubiquity of porn to the secrets of your sexual fantasies, from a celebration of sex-positivity to the difficulties of representing sex onstage, this twenty-one night stand lays bare sex, 2017-style. Come join us at CPT's sexual congress for a bit of what you fancy - and more. The appropriately presented OH YES! cocktail will be available throughout the Festival, 25 April - 14 May. Visit www.cptheatre.co.uk/wp_theatre_season/hotbed-2017 for more information.

Please note: This show contains strong language, adult content and descriptions of sexual violence.

To post a comment, you must register and login.