A play about love, lust and literature

Venus in Fur, by renowned playwright David Ives, is a provocatively sexy show in which a young actress is determined to land the lead in a new play based on the classic erotic novel Venus in Fur. During her audition, she gets caught up in an electrifying game of cat and mouse with the director, blurring the line between fantasy and reality and testing the boundaries between dominance and submission.

The play premiered off-Broadway in 2010 and on Broadway in 2011 with Nina Arianda and Hugh Dancy. Arianda won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play which also received a nomination for Best Play. In 2012 director Roman Polanski shot a film version of the play, in French, which starred Polanski's wife Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric.

Described by The New York Times as “90 minutes of good, kinky fun” and by the Wall Street Journal as “Deadly serious, madly funny… you won’t see a funnier or smarter play this season”, Venus in Fur has been one of the most popular plays to be staged in recent years and has been produced worldwide.

Venus in Fur is on at Blue Box Theatre, M Space, Msida on 24, 25, 26 February and 3, 4, 5 March. It is directed by Michael Mangion and stars Jo Caruana and Thomas Camilleri.

Tickets at €15 and €20 can be bought via www.bluebox.com.mt, www.masquerademalta.com or by phoning on 7979 3737.