Philosophy in the Boudoir

ensemble theatre · os satyros combined artform · Ages 18+ · Brazil

includes nudity
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Review by JEFF LAUB

June 09, 2013
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My overall impression

This show is everything it claims to be: edgy, outrageous, challenging, upsetting, blasphemous, controversial, and sickening. But is it good? That’s a tough call to make. I definitely feel comfortable saying that it was “not my thing.” In a way I’m glad I saw it, because I’ve never seen anything like it and I’m not sure I ever will again, but I can’t say that I enjoyed myself or walked away feeling like I had learned something from it. Some of the performances were wonderful, which made it unfortunate when a few others were quite a bit weaker. One of the characters definitely had an arc, but I wish more of the characters had undergone a change; if that had been the case, I think I would have felt more dramatic investment in what was happening.

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