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"An ambitious balance of tragedy, horror and comedy…as moving as it is unsettling." —Guardian
Ani is a dazzling young academic with a secret addiction to violent pornography. As her career and relationships unravel in between lectures on Paradise Lost, can she confront her uncontrollable desires?
Funny, unsettling and honest, Sophia Chetin-Leuner's Porn Play was shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award in 2022, and premiered at London's Royal Court Theatre in 2025, directed by Josie Rourke and starring Ambika Mod.
"Important, uncomfortable theatre, brilliantly shining light into a very dark place…a ground-breaker."
—Daily Mail
"What is most refreshing about Chetin-Leuner's play is that there are no easy answers…Porn Play is by turns funny and disturbing—a welcome and bold addition to the growing discourse surrounding sex and the internet."
—Independent
"A deliberately shocking, thoughtful work that's also funny…an eloquent expression of underlying pain."
—London Standard
"A powerful portrait of somebody buckling under an addiction…a singular work, both enjoyable and distressing."
—Time Out
"A brave play on a difficult subject…engages seriously with a subject that is too often hidden but is altering an entire generation's understanding of relationships."
—WhatsOnStage
"A provocative drama about transgressive desire and addiction…sparky and inquisitive."
—The Stage
"A fearless examination of female desire…shows the craft of its ambitious young writer."
—London Theatre
"Incredibly bold and thoughtful…Chetin-Leuner's writing is wonderfully intellectual and nuanced…an intense and challenging play."
—West End Best Friend
"A no-holds-barred depiction of sexuality, addiction and control…an astonishing and urgent watch."
—All That Dazzles
"The play is designed to shock and rewire the way an audience thinks…You leave the theatre questioning your own perspective on gender, gender bias, and sexuality in a way you don't often in theatre."
—Theatre and Tonic"
Sophia Chetin-Leuner is a writer for theatre, TV and film. Her plays include: Porn Play (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2025); This Might Not Be It (Bush Theatre, London, 2024); and Save + Quit (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2016; VAULT Festival, 2017). She has had short plays produced at HighTide Festival, the Park Theatre, the Etcetera Theatre, and The Cockpit.