Photo Flash: Beijing Playhouse's LOVE, SEX AND THE IRS

Love, Sex and the IRS. Beijing Playhouse's absurd farce will "drag" audiences through a wild race of cross-dressing, sight gags, twists of fate, and mistaken identities-the ingredients for mayhem in this slapstick comedy.

Jon and Leslie, two out of work men rooming together in NYC, are cheating on their taxes-claiming to be married to save a little money. When a suspicious IRS tax collector drops by to investigate, Leslie squeezes into a dress, masquerades as Jon's wife, and things quickly spiral into side-splitting pandemonium.

Add to that chaos Jon's mother unexpectedly popping in to plan the wedding, the fact that Leslie is having an affair with Jon's fiancée, and a busybody beer swilling landlord who lets himself in whenever he darn well pleases and you have quite a romp.

"Rip-roaringly funny." -Florida Times Union

"An all American farce, be sure to see Love, Sex and the IRS." -Theatre Mirror

All Beijing Playhouse shows are family friendly-even though this show has the word "sex" in the title. There's lots of innuendo and a crazy man running around in a dress. Safe for six and up. Ten and up will get it.

PERFORMANCE DATES: Performances are Thursday-Saturday nights and Sunday matinees, September 9-25, 2011.

LOCATION: Beijing Playhouse's performances of the New York comic farce Love, Sex and the IRS are in Guomo at 22 International Art Plaza, in the Trojan House theatre. (Map provided upon request.)

SUBTITLES: Performed in English with Chinese subtitles.

TICKETS: 260 RMB in advance; 300 RMB at the door. Call the box office at 6538 4716 or email performance@beijingplayhouse.com

SPONSORS: Beijing Playhouse's Love, Sex and the IRS is sponsored in part by the US Embassy, Lehman Brown, EPC Consulting, British School of Beijing, KK Rabbit, The Beijinger, Sniper Sounds, City Weekend, Time Out, Trojan House, localnoodles.com, and patrons of the arts, like you.

Photo Credit: Cynthia He