The Years, a West End play based on Annie Ernaux's writings, captures the full breadth of female experiences through a young woman's coming-of-age story. Centered on themes of desire and societal judgment, it features a controversial abortion scene that has drawn significant media attention, often reducing the narrative to merely an 'abortion play.' Director Eline Arbo expresses concern over the increasing use of trigger warnings, noting that they paradoxically may lead to heightened audience distress. Ultimately, the play serves a deeper exploration of the complexities of womanhood, beyond its sensationalized moments.
In each successive transfer, warnings have increased, as have the fainting fits, which seem to border on mass hysteria.
The Years deserves to be recognized as a rare achievement: a hit drama that captures a lifetime of female experiences.
To casual observers, it has become the abortion play, overshadowing the broader themes of embodied womanhood that the narrative explores.
trigger warnings may be doing more harm than good.
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