Boy in a dress

BOY IN A DRESS
From the council estates of Merseyside to the strip clubs of New York

"Incisive, witty, moving (a) high-heeled, low-living clusterfuck of sex, class, religion, gender, identity and ideology." - Time Out

Autobiographical, political, raucous and accidentally profound, Boy in a Dress details the life thus far, of one third-gendered, fallen Catholic, ex-fashion model from the wrong side of the tracks as she moves from the council estates of Bootle to the underworld of New York, via a very psychedelic education in California.
 
Embracing elements as apparently diverse as Catholicism and drag, strip tease and body dysmorphia, La JohnJoseph brings together an outrageous but heartfelt slew of true-life tales presented as monologues, and studded with reworkings of iconic songs from wide ranging artists such as Leonard Cohen, Guns'n'Roses and Cole Porter.

Exploring the intersection of class, gender, religion and identity formation, from a somewhat unique cultural perspective, Boy in a Dress brings together all three of La JohnJoseph’s solo memoir shows in a uniquely crafted "retrospectacle". Comprising elements of the shows, I Happen To Like New York, Underclass Hero, and Notorious Beauty, Boy in a Dress is a chaotic and gorgeous acid trip down memory lane.

Boy In A Dress is a part of Flying Solo Festival 2013, a week-long festival celebrating the art of the solo performer.
Tue 5 & Wed 6 Mar, 7pm, £8/5.

For more information on Flying Solo please go to: www.contactmcr.com/flyingsolo

Published: 21-Feb-2013: (1765)