BUYSEXUAL

9 responses to “BUYSEXUAL”

1. Witty, well written & worth watching! What other alliteration of wonderful worldly words shall we us? “BuySexual” touches upon some feisty subjects and desires which the actors/cast where able to portray in an exciting and fun way. There’s some singing at the start, which I wish I had paid a bit more attention too, obvious transitional music, good lighting effects that make good use of the stage’s set and tactfully tasteful titillating scenes that should draw the attention of the curious. What a believable great performance with the audience’s applause showing obvious appreciation for this play… and yes, an “aubergine” was used.

2. Boomer humour

3. This play missed the mark for me. It felt like the story could have been rich but was surface level/inauthentic and the jokes didn’t resonate. Maybe more enjoyable for those who aren’t part of the queer community or who haven’t had experience with non-monogamy.

4. As both a bisexual and a sex worker, I was a bit apprehensive about this show. I decided to read the transcript, and based on the read-through and some comments from friends who saw it, I’m really happy I did not go and see it.

   I found the writing contradictory, I deeply disliked the characters, and the addition of sex workers felt like a complete afterthought. Although they speak to some real issues faced by sex workers, they only stick to issues that lack complexity and make it worse by saying the only reason the sex worker character is revealing these issues is because “she feels like she can really trust Brian and that she is sorry for ranting”. It felt one-dimensional at best.

   This show also centres a heterosexual married couple the entire time, and the only time bisexuality is alluded to is towards Brian. Each time he acts disgusted by the idea. It’s like having sex with someone of the same gender is the butt of a joke. With the name Buysexual, it feels like queerbait to the max.

5. It was apparent that no research was done regarding sex work as the portrayals of sex workers delved into tropes and stereotypes. Despite the title, there were no bisexual characters. However, there were jokes made at the expense of bisexuals, bisexual men in particular. As a queer person the many jokes made about queer sexuality or really anything other than heterosexual, monogamous sexuality was hurtful and did not make me as a queer person feel safe in the audience.
   Not to mention the extremely insensitive joke made comparing camping to refugee camps.

6. Buysexual is quite literally one of the least developped and most superficial pieces of theatre I have ever seen.

   It is actually offensive how poorly done this show was done.

   I can forgive the actors for there performances because of the terrible script and the mediocre direction.

   But the main two thing a that annoy me is:
   1. The completely mediocre theme it brought to the table about feminism and equality. It didn’t add any new original insight and was clearly written to make the audience feel stupid. Not thought provoking at all. It even managed to use the phrase “you’re not like other guys” when he most clearly is just like the rest of them. Your only feminist character was put there for the sake of being woke and not for any impact to the story.

   2. The title is obvious queerbait and did not have even remotely any use of queerness. The two jokes made about it were done at the expense of the queer community.

   This show is in fact not the “best of fest” and managed to lure people in with a false title at the expense of the queer community.

   Overall poorly written, directed, and marketed. Would not recommend.

7. I expected more from a Best of Fest show that continually sold out. I was bored, didn’t much like any of the characters, and left feeling about as unsatisfied as a sex worker would after an encounter with a retired engineer.

8. I’m perplexed by the title, as there’s very little to no queerness in this piece.