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In the Next Room (Or the Vibrator Play) " review by Michael Billington

St James's, LondonSarah Ruhl's superb drama of female frustration and solitude is well served by director Laurence BoswellSarah Ruhl's brilliant play is, to put it mildly, an eye-opener. Set in 1880s New York it shows, on one level, how the newly invented vibrator was used by doctors to induce orgasm in women diagnosed with hysteria. But on a deeper level, the play exposes the emotional and physical neglect endured b…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:11AM on November 26, 2013

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