Her Naked Skin is the first play by a female writer ever to be staged in the Olivier. It is also a shocking and moving story of the suffragette movement and a love story between to of it's supporters. Entry Pass member Sita Thomas came to review the show and you can read her opinion below:

Electric, mortifying, humbling and gut-wrenching, ‘Her Naked Skin' doesn't just tick all of the right boxes; it smashes them with the force of the Suffragette's hammers to the windows of Downing Street.

From the first minute of Howard Davies' production, which makes great use of the Olivier stage and multimedia screens, the piece is startlingly gripping.  Many different facets contribute to the magnificence of this production.  Rebecca Lenkiewicz's script is funny and poignant, and is brought to life by the phenomenal acting of the cast, with particularly outstanding performances from Lesley Manville, Jemima Rooper and Adrian Rawlins. The rawness and reality of the emotion on stage envelops the audience, seeping through us and taking a firm grip on our hearts and minds.  The set design creates a stark contrast between the harsh metal grates of the women's prison and the plush green leather of the all-male parliament.  It is with great discomfort that we see the patriarchal society ‘collecting birds and putting them in cages'.

Put these facets together and you get a compelling and shocking piece of theatre that will open your eyes and remind you that this is our history, right here, right now. Experience it. Live it.

Sita Thomas