This is from the 2008 performance at the Edinburgh fesitval, the review was written for the Alternative Art Magazine at the time, (courtesey of Laura)
"Sometimes you attend these fringe plays with a degree of caution, anyone who knows the films will know the amount of sex and nudity involved and cetrain troupes tend not to hold back when it comes to their performance. Anyone who went along to see I Am Curious wanting to catch an eyeful of young flesh will not have been disappointed. The star 'Lena' treats us to unrestricted views of her milky skin and athletic physique for the full 2 hour run time of the show, aided by 2 actors who in turn play the parts of all the sexual partners she has had in her life, both by the way are also fully nude for the duration. The sex scenes are slow and almost too realistic but the foreplay and post sex scenes are steamy and build up an air of tension like no other similar scale production I've seen this year. For anyone familiar with the films, yes there is platting of pubic hair and kissing of a flaccid penis (though how the actor remains flaccid is anyones guess) but the most erotic moment has to be the penultimate scene in which Lena and her partner take to bodypainting each other. This is a fascinating scene and beautifully played out by the 2 young actors who seem to have no qualms about every inch of their bodies being prodded and played with and covered with paint. A joy to watch."
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