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Split Britches

SPLIT BRITCHES  (1980 - )

 Nationality:    USA
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Split Britches Lesbian Feminist Theatre Company was founded 27 years ago by Peggy Shaw, Lois Weaver and Deb Margolin. Since 1980 they have transformed the landscape of queer performance with their vaudevillian satirical gender-bending performance

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below is a list of Split Britches's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 33 x 3         Belle Reprieve         Double Agency         It's A Small House And We Lived In It Always         Miss America         Miss Risque         Salad of the Bad Cafe         What Tammy Needs To Know

33 x 3

Synopsis:
33 x 3, a Split Britches reunion with Peggy Shaw Lois Weaver and Deb Margolin. Split Britches will be occupying La MaMa, reminding us of our shared histories and our equal stakes in the future.

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1st Produced:
La MaMa First Floor Theatre
74A East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003    18 Apr 2012

Organisations:
Split BriTheatre Companyhes

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Belle Reprieve

Synopsis:
the show artfully weaves so many gaudy fantasies of butch fellas seducing poutin blonde tragedy queens, with quirky gender-bending turns, as the performers belt out all their old favourites from Gershwin and beyond.
Ann McFerran, Time Out

Notes:
devised And performed by Bloodlips And Split Britches. Drill hall, London, 1991

1st Produced:
New York    1991

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Double Agency

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created with The Clod Ensemble. 'It's A Small House And We lived In It Always' with 'miss Risque'

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It's A Small House And We Lived In It Always

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created with The Clod Ensemble

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Miss America

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Written And performed by Peggy Shaw And Lois Weaver. Miss America has movement by Stormy Brandenberger, original music And sound design by Vivian Stoll, lighting design by Jan Bell And photographs by Lori E. Seid

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Miss Risque

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created with The Clod Ensemble

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Salad of the Bad Cafe

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Written by Split Britches And Stacy Makishi

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What Tammy Needs To Know

Synopsis:
Lois Weaver's solo sees her slowly morph into trailer trash diva Tammy Whynot, a woman on the road to finding out exactly what it means to be a famous heart-on-sleeve chanteuse who no longer stands by her man now she's a dyke doyen of the performance art scene. With her life a never-ending tour and her suitcase always packed, Tammy leads us through a show-and-tell of times past. Over 75 minutes, the blonde wig and false eyelash mask are gradually discarded as the divine Ms Weaver lays her 50-something self bare enough to accept the melancholy wisdom that comes through experience. Inviting us into her little slumber party via the saddest of songs, by the time she's shed her skins, Weaver resembles Gena Rowlands in her nouveau-noir prime. With a postcard and probably a whole lot more besides in every port, this speak-easy meditation sees Weaver grow old with an eloquent magnificence that's a lesson to us all.
Neil Cooper, Herald

Notes:
part of Glasgay!

1st Produced:
Glasgow, CCA    2006

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Genre:
Show. - - Lesbian, full length

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