The Reward Foundation is delighted to support The Coolidge Effect, a new piece of contemporary theatre exploring the relationship that society has with pornography.
Wonder Fools have had numerous conversations about pornography and mental health that have taken place over the last 18 months. From these conversations, they have collected various stories and experiences from real people that, along with their research, are at the heart of The Coolidge Effect.
They feel that as young people their sex education was inadequate and never quite prepared them for the complex challenges of sexuality in adult life. When this lack of education is mixed with the internet, a reluctance to talk about sex and the burning curiosity of the young, pornography inevitably becomes the sex education of today.
The Coolidge Effect uses a blend of storytelling, poetry and scientific dissemination to examine how pornography affects our mental health, relationships, and sexual experiences. As a piece of theatre, it is a work-in-progress.
See The Coolidge Effect at the Glue Factory, 22 Farnell Street, Garscube Industrial Estate, Maryhill, Glasgow, G4 9SE
Tickets available via: www.wonderfools.org
Dates and times:
Thursday 8th December – 19:30pm
Friday 9th December – 19:30pm
Performed by Robbie Gordon
Written by Jack Nurse and Robbie Gordon
Designed by Cat McLauchlan
Directed by Jack Nurse
