Cock (London)
83%
83%
(41 Ratings)
Positive
95%
Mixed
3%
Negative
2%
Members say
Great acting, Clever, Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Funny

About the Show

Jonathan Bailey & Joel Harper-Jackson star in Mike Bartlett's play exploring sexuality.

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Critic Reviews (10)

The London Evening Standard
March 16th, 2022

Similarly, Marianne Elliott’s meticulous, eloquently stylised revival features a cast whose star appeal is matched by their impressive stage credentials.
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Time Out London
March 16th, 2022

Performed with no props, and with many gestures (such as the removal of clothes) implied rather than carried out, ‘Cock’ is funny and playful but with a stark psychological intensity through its minimalism.
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The Guardian (UK)
March 15th, 2022

First performed in 2009, Mike Bartlett’s comedy might have seemed edgy then but today it echoes and affirms notions around the slipperiness of sexual labelling.
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The Telegraph (UK)
March 15th, 2022

Terrific at conveying hurt, yearning and simmering self-doubt, Egerton now stars in Marianne Elliott’s revival of Mike Bartlett’s 2009 play Cock, a piece smartly and tragicomically about ongoing confusions of sexuality, the suffocating restrictions of categorisation and the agonies of the heart.
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The Times (UK)
March 16th, 2022

The scene where John and W make love, all the while standing on opposite sides of a revolve, like horny, socially distanced citizens, raised a smile. Otherwise, this was an hour and 45 minutes of tedium.
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WhatsOnStage
March 15th, 2022

It's a play that's easier to admire than to love, but nonetheless a challenging, fascinating contest to witness.
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The Arts Desk
March 15th, 2022

You can easily forgive the lack of thematic development when Bailey, Egerton and Anouka ignite the emotional fuel of the story — they really rock.
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The Stage (UK)
March 15th, 2022

Despite the best efforts of the cast, the characters always feel primarily like sexual chess pieces engaged in a game in which there can be only one victor.
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