Time’s Up, Penis Down: MAsculinity, sexuality and #metoo
The Curtain, Shoreditch - 2018
Is the male sex drive libido non grata?
The “me too” phenomenon that has erupted in our social media-scape is a wake up call. It demonstrates that sexuality is never expressed in a vacuum; it exists in a power dynamic. For millennia men have been on top. But now masculinity is toxic and the male sex drive is libido non-grata. Are we ushering a new age of conservatism or can we move towards a truly ethical sexual liberation? This show puts this question and many more around masculinity and sexuality to a group of men who are unapologetic when it comes to the expression of their sexuality.
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Directed, hosted and edited by
Oriana Fox
Produced by
Baron & Baroness Magazines
Guests
Martin Willis, Shaun Cole, Mischa Badasyan, Martin Tomlinson
Filmed at
The Curtain, Shoreditch
Stage manager
Tracey Smith
Camera Operators
Claire Nolan, Richard Canham, Magda Christie
Sound engineer
Stacey Harvey
Mentoring by
Joshua Sofaer
Special Thanks to
Matthew Holroyd, Joe Munday, Angela Monti Fox, Michael Fox, Vilia Hayes, Josh Fox, Alex Monti Fox
GUESTS
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Martin Willis
Martin Willis is a comedian, writer, actor and ardent idiot. He's formerly one half of the eccentric duo Loose Brie and is the founder of the comedy venue Objectively Funny. He writes on comedy for The Independent.
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Shaun cole
Dr Shaun Cole is a fashion historian, curator and writer, and currently Associate Professor in Fashion at Winchester School of Art. An expert in men’s fashion, specifically men’s underwear and gay style, Cole has curated numerous exhibitions and written a number of books including The Story of Men’s Underwear (Parkstone Press, 2010).
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Mischa Badasyan
Mischa Badasyan is an artist, activist and a social worker who specialises in durational performances. For his piece entitled ‘Save the Date’ he set himself the challenge of having sex with a new man every day for a year.
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Martin Tomlinson
Martin Tomlinson was born in the industrial heart land of Blackburn, Lancashire and at a wee young age the land offered him a great big pair of bollocks to set forth on his journey. Tomlinson founded the musical performance art collective Selfish Cunt with Patrick Constable and as its frontman created amazement and disdain in equal measure.
