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The Prudes
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JESS and Jimmy haven’t had sex for 14 months and four days.
They want to solve the problem once and for all and that means confronting their pasts and their anxieties and, as their relationship and desires come under scrutiny in Anthony Neilson's The Prudes, it becomes obvious that Jimmy is really struggling to deal with contemporary sexual politics.
He’s a good guy, but it’s really hard to be a good guy.
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