Hickson directs her work that will officially open Jan. 11 and continue through Jan. 25. The production earned praise for its Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut and later transferred to a sold-out London engagement.

The cast of Eight features Alice Bonifacio, Simon Ginty, Ishbel McFarlane, Holly McLay, Solomon Mousley, Henry Peters, Gwennie Von Einseidel and Michael Whitham.

"In a decade when the shock factor is hard to come by and the media is scrabbling around in the dirt to find the not-yet-exploited," press notes state, "Eight's characters come from the fringes of a society that has been invaded by normal. From life-partners hanging by Hermès scarves to finding friendship in morgues, Eight looks at the refugees created by the dissolution of social, sexual and national boundaries, resulting in hard-hitting drama that has dared to confront the toughest of topical issues.

2009 COIL productions also include The Crumb Trail, Jester of Tonga, Lewis Forever: Freak the Room, Pent Up: A Revenge Dance, Welcome to Nowhere (bullet hole road), Trash Warfare, Geisha, Holiday House, Blind Spot, The Passion Project and Architecting.

Tickets are available by phoning (212) 352-3101 or by visiting PS122. PS 122 is located in Manhattan at 150 1st Avenue at East 9th Street.