The Vibrator Play: The Doctor Will Please You Now

But comedy about docs treating 'hysterical' women is 'very discreet'

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 23, 2009 9:25 AM CST

(Newser) – In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play? Why, yes, it is about exactly that—but playwright Sarah Ruhl says that “a lot of it happens under a sheet,” making the comedy “very discreet.” The play, about a 19th-century doctor who... Read full story »

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The Vibrator Play: The Doctor Will Please You Now

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