PERFORMOGRAPHY
THE SEXES
- The Brewhouse, Taunton, OUTSET FESTIVAL, 10 Feb 2012
(past shows)
- Princes Mall, Edinburgh Free Fringe, Edinburgh, August 2011
- The Ballroom, The Bedford, Balham, London, July 2011
- The Pauper's Pit, Buxton, August 2011
- Pavilion Arts Centre Studio, Buxton, May 2011
- The Lion & Unicorn, London, October 2010
- Bar One, Derby, September 2010
- The Continental, Preston, September 2010
- The Pauper's Pit, Buxton, July 2010
- The Marlborough, Brighton, May 2010
CLOTHES TO FALL APART IN
- The Pauper's Pit, Buxton, July & November 2009
- The Marlborough and The 3 & 10, Brighton, December 2009
- People Show, London, December 2009
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written & directed by POLIS LOIZOU
starring JAACQ HUGO & LAURA LOUISE BAKER
~ Fringe Guru
~ Scott Elliott, SoSoGay
Following last year's debut, 'Clothes To Fall Apart In', The Off-Off-Off-Broadway Company returns with 'THE SEXES' – a darkly amusing, gender-bending portrait of a relationship written and directed by Polis Loizou.
After years of playing lovers on stage, Lars (Laura Louise Baker) and Jaquée's (Jaacq Hugo) off-stage marriage is tested when they find they are both vying for the same, gender-unspecified film role: that of a ‘prostitute with f***ing tuberculosis.’
Jaquée suspects her husband of wanting the role not only to further inflate his ego, but also to reunite with his friend, former collaborator and possible lover, Billy Chapel. While Lars suspects his wife of wanting the role solely to boost her credibility, it becomes apparent that there may be long-buried secrets driving her need to perform…
A provocative blend of theatre, video and new writing, ‘The Sexes’ is ultimately the study of old wounds and crumbling façades.
conceived & performed by JAACQ HUGO
written & directed by POLIS LOIZOU
Clothes To Fall Apart In takes a blackly comic approach to family divide. With Jaacq Hugo playing all three siblings, The Off-Off-Off-Broadway Company's debut piece is presented as A Very Sad Woman’s wake, in which her sister and brother discuss the deceased’s life in a less-than-loving manner.
These ‘eulogies’ – inspired by Joyce Grenfell and Victoria Wood’s mix of comedy and pathos – are juxtaposed with home movies of the deceased herself, and depict moments alluded to by her unkind siblings. Upon the show’s climax, even the audience will be involved…
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