This play doesn't get revived much and it's not very good. It's admirable of Williamson to stretch himself but he wasn't great on sexual politics and some of this is just plain uncomfortable.
It tells a story, it has funny lines, you're always aware of what's going on. The set up has some promise - three men and a woman try to get a crooked developer to confess to a crime, and the men all end up sleeping to the women... Actually come to think of it, that sounds iffy in the hands of Williamson and it is iffy.
There's two alpha males, and one more snaggy who is married. There's a girl at the front desk called Sharon, The siren girl has an ex and there's a developer. The developer and ex character feel under utilised. It's not really a farce because it's not constructed like one. There's talking to the audience scenes where we get inside the head of the men and the siren.
Was this Williamson attempting to explain the actions of the sirens he has met in his life? Is it based on the woman he briefly left his wife for?
I think tackling it was beyond him. At least in an interesting way. Look, I'll give him credit, he tries - but it just feels iffy because she just can't resist cock, and likes alphas and blah blah blah.
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