This is a very unusu­al script, sup­pos­ed­ly about a woman try­ing to tell us a joke, but even­tu­al­ly becomes a chill­ing ver­sion of a bat­tle of the sex­es. It requires nuanced, brave per­for­mances to pull it off, and this pro­duc­tion deliv­ers. I’ve seen a lot of good shows this year (a lot), but this is one of my favourites. Con­grat­u­la­tions to Mel Mar­gin­et, Karl Thor­dar­son and the rest of the team that put this show on.

Venue 7 — The Cinematheque
Play Dramedy
60 Minutes
Mature Audience
Warn­ings: Mild lan­guage, sex­u­al con­tent, this play explores sex­u­al assault, which may be trig­ger­ing to survivors