Shopping and fucking cover

Shopping and fucking

by MARK RAVENHILL

Part of the "in-yer-face" movement in 1990s British theatre that dealt frankly with issues of sex and violence as well as pointedly challenging societal values, this play follows five characters conducting hedonistic, self-destructive lives in a grim microcosm of drugs, shoplifting, prostitution, and sexual adventure, reflecting a society corrupted by consumerism and in a state of moral decline.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?