Performance

Venue	Bristol Old Vic
	Other spaces: Main House, Weston Studio, Cooper's Loft Studio
Town	Bristol
County	City of Bristol
From	28th February 2013
To	2nd March 2013
When	20:00
Prices	From £8.00. To £12.00.
What is currently on at Bristol Old Vic (V857)

Boy in a Dress

T0685795390
Autobiographical, raucously political, and accidentally profound, Boy in a Dress follows the life story thus far of La JohnJoseph, a third-gendered, fallen Catholic, ex-fashion model from the wrong side of the tracks as she moves from the council estates of Merseyside to the strip clubs of New York via Penny Arcade's living room. Drawing on influences from Alan Bennett to Bette Bourne and embracing themes as apparently diverse as Catholicism and drag, public sexuality and body dysmorphia, La JohnJoseph brings together an outrageous but heartfelt slew of true-life tales studded with reworkings of iconic songs from wide ranging artists such as Leonard Cohen, Justin Vivian Bond and Cole Porter. A frank and charming collage that unites elements of all three of La JohnJoseph's solo memoir shows I Happen To Like New York, Underclass Hero and Notorious Beauty in a ?retrospectacle', Boy in a Dress explores the intersection of class, gender, religion and identity from a unique cultural perspective.

Author

La JohnJoseph

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Company

Producer	Leo Wood
Producer	Robyn Keynes (for Independent Productions in association with the Bush Theatre)
Director	Sarah Chew

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