Final Performances for Louise Orwin's OH YES OH NO This Week

The final three performances of the world premiere season of Louise Orwin's hit Oh Yes Oh No take place this week on Tuesday 9, Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 May. The show, which has been appearing at Camden People's Theatre as the headliner to the Hotbed Festival of Sex will tour in 2018.

In OH YES OH NO Louise Orwin attempts to tackle the problems of today's media-saturated, 'sex-crazed' culture, where even now 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? , asking audiences to consider why these conversations are still taboo, and, crucially, by putting women's voices at the centre of the conversation.

The artist and theatremaker is asking audiences to consider why these conversations are still taboo, and, crucially, is putting women's voices at the centre of the conversation.

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. http://louiseorwin.com

Please note that this show is suoitable for over 18s only. It contains strong language, adult content and descriptions of sexual violence.

Supported by Jerwood Charitable Foundation, Arts Council England, Live Art Development Agency, Live Art Bistro and supported by and developed at Camden People's Theatre.

OH YES OH NO: Louise Orwin, 9-11 May 7:15pm £12, £10

WORLD PREMIERE

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.

www.cptheatre.co.uk/wp_theatre_season/hotbed-2017

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