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About Cock
“The fact is that some of us like women and some like men and that’s fine that’s good in fact that’s good, a good thing, but it seems to me that you’ve become confused.”
John (Jonathan Bailey) is happy in himself, and with his boyfriend (Joel Harper-Jackson), until one day he meets the woman of his dreams (Jade Anouka).
In a world full of endless possibilities why must we still limit ourselves with labels?
Mike Bartlett’s razor sharp play about love and identity redefines the battle of the sexes as we know it.
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Cock cast and creative team
By: Mike Bartlett
Songs by: Femi Temowo
Director: Marianne Elliott
Cast list: Jonathan Bailey, Joel Harper-Jackson, Phil Daniels, Jade Anouka
Design: Merle Hansel
Lighting: Paule Constable
Choreography: Annie-Lunette Deakin-Foster
Sound: Ian Dickson
Venue
Ambassadors Theatre
Directions
Location: West End
Railway station: Charing Cross
Bus numbers: (Charing Cross Road) 14, 19, 38, 24, 29, 176
Night bus numbers: (Charing Cross Road) 14, 24, 176, N5, N19, N29, N38, N41, N279
Car park: Chinatown (5mins)
Directions from tube: (5mins) Take Cranbourn Street away from Leicester Square until St Martin’s Lane, where you head left up to West Street. The theatre’s on your left past St Martin’s Theatre.
More information about Cock
One minute, you’re in a loving relationship. Your doting partner is there to satisfy every need. The next, they’re seeing somebody of the opposite sex, and your love life is conflicted. But can you stay amicable? Mike Bartlett’s relationship play Cock explores a tangled romance. Book Cock tickets in London on TodayTix.
At the start of Cock, audiences see two men, John and his boyfriend, M. They’ve been together for a while, comfortable and assured that their relationship will stand the test of time. But one day, John leaves his boyfriend to pursue W — the woman of his dreams. Asking tough questions about the stigma of labelling sexuality as well as monogamy, Cock aims to redefine the battle of the sexes in a 90-minute powerhouse play.
Since 2009, the provocatively-named play Cock in London has astounded critics with its ability to touch audiences. When it premiered at the Royal Court, Cock was considered a “sharp, witty study” in The Guardian. Cock even won awards, taking home an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre. Its West End premiere is sure to explore themes of sexual fluidity too, especially with Marianne Elliot directing, who famously directed the gender-swapped revival of Company.
The final Cock scene is meant to resemble a cock fight, and we’re curious to see how the creative team will stage it. Merle Hansel will be in charge of the Cock scenic design, with sound by Ian Dickson and choreography by Annie-Lunette Deakin-Foster. With an all-star cast too, Cock is bound to be one of the must-see London plays of 2022.
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What to Watch For
- Jonathan Bailey is an Olivier Award-winning actor, now best known for playing Anthony Bridgerton in the hit Netflix series, Bridgerton.
- The Cock play received its world premiere at the Royal Court in 2009, starring Andrew Scott, Ben Whishaw and Katherine Parkinson.
- Cock is written by leading British playwright Mike Bartlett. Other plays by Bartlett include King Charles III and Chariots of Fire. Bartlett’s also written for TV too, notably penning Doctor Foster starring Suranne Jones.
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