Glasgow Transvestite Gets Her Say in Solo Play Such Devoted Sisters, in NYC Brits Off Broadway Fest April 26 | Playbill

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News Glasgow Transvestite Gets Her Say in Solo Play Such Devoted Sisters, in NYC Brits Off Broadway Fest April 26 Brits Off Broadway, the in-repertory New York festival of works from the U.K.'s latest voices, continues with the April 26 first performance of Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters at 59E59 Theaters.

Written and performed by Russell Barr is a production of Out of Joint. It continues in rep to May 15.

"Set in the seamy Glasgow underworld, Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters is a drop-dead funny, violent and unforgettable solo show about the life of Glasgow transvestite Bernice Hindley, self-styled niece of Myra the infamous 'Moors Murderess,'" according to the creators.

Russell Barr (writer/performer) appeared in Out of Joint's hit productions of Mark Ravenhill's Shopping and Fucking and Some Explicit Polaroids on the West End. He played the lead in the film "The Slab Boys." Other film work includes "Pure," "Regeneration," "The Gathering Storm," "Land Girls" and "About a Boy." He is writing his second play, The Main Christmas Story , involving 12 Jack Russell terriers—one of which will play the baby Jesus.

Opening night is April 29 at 8:30 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday-Friday at 8:30 PM , Saturday at 5:30 PM and 9:30 PM and Sunday at 7:30 PM.

Single tickets are $25 and are available by calling Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or online at www.ticketcentral.com. For more information on Brits Off Broadway, visit www.britsoffbroadway.com. *

Brits Off Broadway continues to July 3. Upcoming shows include The Pull of Negative Gravity by Jonathan Lichtenstein; Mortal Ladies Possessed , adapted from Tennessee Williams' short stories, by Matthew Hurt; Tabloid Caligula by Darren Murphy, Faster, created and performed by Filter Theater; Jackson's Way, written and performed by Will Adamsdale; Private Fears in Public Places, written and directed by Sir Alan Ayckbourn; and Unsuspecting Susan by Stewart Permut.

 
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