The End of Eddy

See it if to see an inventive (& oddly chipper) staging of Édouard Louis' hapless French working-class coming out story as told by his boyhood self(s)

Don't see it if u expect a stark, raw, unapologetic portrayal of Louis' formative years. [It feels at times like a "safe" version suitable for kids theater]

Also If you intend to see The History of Violence currently playing at St Anne's Warehouse, this play (or Louis' memoir upon which it is based) is a great primer for that production.... Read more Read less

See it if enjoy the work of Edouard Louis, like gay coming of age stories, like use of video & film, youthful exuberant performances, escaping

Don't see it if don't like gay content, tales of bullying and loneliness, feels aimed at a younger (YA) audience, negative family stories

See it if you’re invested in Edouard Leon.

Don't see it if you don’t like a break in theatrical conventions.

Also after learning of this companion piece to History of Violence’s existence, I had to see it immediately. While it filled in many gaps and I find the author very interesting, it’s not nearly as exciting as a piece of theater.... Read more Read less

See it if want to see two terrific actors in clever and entertaining vignettes about growing up gay.

Don't see it if you like a straight line play.

Also A memoir by a hot new young French gay playwright (also wrote History of Violence at St. Annes). Growing up gay in a rough and tough poor small factory town in France and getting bullied in school. Coming to terms with his uneducated family and learning to accept his 'gayness'. Finding escape through going away to university. Quirky and cleverly done with two wonderful actors who both play the main character ,Eddy, along with a host of others.... Read more Read less

See it if You would enjoy an intellectual discussion of the intersection of class, gender and sexual identity.

Don't see it if You do not enjoy contemporary theater that has a lot of clever tricks.

Also Smart and very French. Even though it is a British production.

See it if You like stories that talk about sexuality and class no matter how poorly the adaptation is presented.

Don't see it if If you prefer theatre where you're shown and not told. This often felt like a lecture, not theatre.

See it if you enjoy the book by Edouard Louis. Highly suggested for lgbtq youth, or anybody who feels they are an outsider. Enjoy a new point of view.

Don't see it if don't like minimal sets, a two person cast playing multiple characters, glbtq themes, or a story through different audio-visual mediums.