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Out of Joint, in a co-production with the Royal Court Theatre, present

Shopping and Fucking
by Mark Ravenhill

Director Max Stafford-Clark

Designer Julian McGowan

Lighting Johanna Town

Sound Paul Arditti

Original cast: Kate Ashfield, Andrew Clover, James Kennedy, Antony Ryding, Robin Soans

World Premiere: 26 September 1996, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs

Despite the play’s mischievous title, Mark Ravenhill’s powerful first play was hailed as a serious and remarkable debut. A place where Shopping is sexy and where Fucking is a job, Shopping and Fucking takes a beady and witty look at a corrosive, disposable world. The production was a phenomenal success and went on to play in the West End twice, as well as undertaking several national and international tours.

‘a real coup de theatre…Shopping and Fucking is a blackly humorous play for today’s twenty-somethings.’
Evening Standard

‘An important first play; barbarous, compassionate, shocking and callously witty’
Sunday Times

‘A compelling new voice ...Mark Ravenhill's debut play hits you like a punch in the solar plexus or even lower below the belt.’
The Daily Mail

‘It may be the most important play of the decade.’
The Stage