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Three brothers celebrate Christmas with their widowed Dad in ‘Straight White Men’, controversial Korean-American playwright Young Jean Lee's punchily-named take on identity politics. Charlie Condou (best known for telly roles including Marcus in ‘Coronation Street’) will play oldest bro Matt, who's weighed down by student debt and by his failure to outdo his more successful younger siblings. As the gang eat Chinese food, they debate how to act in a society that's more and more aware of white and male privilege.
'Straight White Men' comes to Southwark Playhouse after making a stir on its 2014 New York premiere and later bagging a limited Broadway run starring Armie Hammer. This rather more intimate UK production is directed by Steven Kunis and choreographed by Christina Fulcher.