Straight White Men – MTC
A funny, compelling and uncomfortable satire about society's most privileged citizens.
Overview
Straight white men. They're the most hard done by group out there, if Mark Latham is to be believed. But Korean-American playwright Young Jean Lee isn't quite so sure. Making its Australian premiere at the Melbourne Arts Centre following a hit run in New York City, this whip-smart satire strips back stereotypes for a funny, compelling and at times uncomfortable conversation about gender, class and privilege.
Straight White Men follows three adult brothers returning to their widowed father's home in time for the Christmas holidays. Progressive and 'enlightened', these are modern men, aware of the advantages they receive as a result of their gender, race and sexual orientation. They even go so far as to play a homemade Monopoly variant called Privilege. And yet despite their elevated social status, things don't seem to be working out in their favour.
Directed by Sarah Giles, the MTC season of Straight White Men runs from May 6 to June 18. Tickets are already selling fast, so make sure you get in quick.
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