Article: Bathetic in Bangkok

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March 24, 2008
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Bathetic in Bangkok

Dirty talk but no sex in a strangely effective play without a plot

Tough time, nice time

The Pit, London EC2

Until I saw this strangely effective piece from the two -man theatre troupe Ridiculusmus, I imagined I had a rough idea of what gay men do in Bangkok saunas. Tough time, nice time suggests I had it all wrong. What really happens is that they pair off and sit for 70 minutes at opposite ends of a large bath, talking about the films they have seen. Although Martin and Stefan talk dirty - very, very dirty - their relationship is as sexual as Eric and Ernie's was on their double bed.

The script hints that the pair were originally intended to be a bit more mobile. They ...

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