The Lord Chamberlain's office, which could effectively censor plays by denying them a license to perform, called it "effluent".

"[1] A journalist shows an interest in a couple called Tim and Jenny, who appear to be normal suburban dwellers, with two young children.

But it seems that they enjoy fetishistic dressing-up games, in which the couple plays a doctor and nurse; a mail-order bride and her husband-to-be; and other characters.

[1][2] Heilpern says that the sexual politics is far less radical than plays such as Genet's The Balcony: "it's basically a prolonged panegyric to women's underwear.

There are some forty five references to the elaborate merits of knicker, panty, bloomer, brief, Directoire, gusset and thread, quality interlock, elastic or open top, schoolgirl blue, camiknicker and cornet du bal.