Ah, pedophilia. It is such a gray moral area, you know, and a bit of humor goes a long way to defuse anger at child predators.
That is the take of The Washington Post’s theater critic, who wants you to know that pedophiles are people just like you and me. They drink tea, can be funny, and put their pants on (or, more appropriately, take them off) just like you and me.
Naveen Kumar wants us to know that not everybody will consider this important play their cup of tea. His predecessor at the Post also reviewed it positively and caught a little flak for praising it. But he will bravely soldier on so that people comfortable with humanizing pedos can enjoy the vicarious thrill of identifying with some of the most depraved people on Earth.
When my predecessor as Washington Post theater critic praised the play’s acclaimed off-Broadway premiere in 2022,…
