Fat Men in Skirts

Written in 1988, Fat Men in Skirts is an eccentric and darkly funny comedy that explores human fragility under extreme conditions. It is unusual not just for the wildly imaginative desert island scenario at the heart of the story, but also for its juxtaposition of the humorous and the horrendous.

Using flashbacks, playwright Nicky Silver exposes the shaky foundations of a family of three. His bitingly comic treatment of situations such as Phyllis’ and Howard’s wedding night and their post-child married life set up dark points of departure that catapult a mother and son on a bizarre, riveting and hilariously macabre journey from civilization to the wilderness and back.

Please Note: This play contains adult situations and subject matter; it is recommended for mature audiences.