Get Toe-Tapping Tunes, A Magic Penis And A Visit To Sex Camp with AD LIBIDO

VAULT Festival 21-25 February 21.15 (matinee 24 Feb 16.45)

Fran wants to want sex. But no matter how many wonder cures she tries, she doesn't feel like her fire's been lit. Sometimes it hurts. Ad Libido follows Fran's "Laugh-out-loud" quest (with songs) to pursue a 'normal' sex life. Expect toe tapping tunes, a magic penis and a visit to Sex Camp

Ad Libido explores Fran Bushe's own experience of Female Sexual Dysfunction, (which covers problems with sexual response, desire, org*sm or pain during sex) a condition affecting at least 43% of women. Doctor's had advised Fran to 'go out and have more sex' or to 'stop having sex' and once even to 'just pop some Savlon on the problem area'. Having lied to her partners for years about her levels of sexual fulfilment, Fran decided 2017 would be the year she stopped faking and began 'fixing sex'.

Ad Libido follows this journey, meeting the men who think their penis can fix Fran, dangerous remedies and gadgets from the internet and two weeks at Sex Camp.

Ad Libido was developed for the prestigious Litmus Fest, a festival of new work at Pleasance Theatre in 2017 and has had support from the BAC, Arts Depot and Theatre Deli. It is one of the 52% of shows this year written/ directed by women - Ad Libido has a female writer, performer, director, designer, technician and producer

Fran Bushe is an award nominated comedian and a prizewinning playwright. Her first play The Site won a Hampstead Theatre playwrighting competition and was performed at The Roundhouse. She is reunited on Ad Libido with Director Ellen Havard, (Director of New Work, National Theatre Studio), who was Assistant Director on The Site and she is also working with the composer Ben Champion, composing and writing original songs for Ad Libido.

Wed 21- Sun 25 Feb, 9.15 pm (60 mins)

(matinee 24 Feb 4.45pm)

Tickets: £11.50

2-4-1's available on certain days

Booking information:

https://vaultfestival.com/whats-on/ad-libido/?spektrix_bounce=true

07598 676 202

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