UK Premiere of SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES at Above The Stag Theatre

Continuing our new 2017 season, Above The Stag Theatre presents the UK Premiere Southern Baptist Sissies by Del Shores, directed by Gene David Kirk (Party, Haram Iran, The Sum of Us) from 8 March.

Southern Baptist Sissies is the unforgettable story of four boys growing up gay in a religious community in Dallas, Texas.

Del Shores' hilarious, wildly imaginative and moving play follows their lives from eight years old to adulthood as they veer between friendship, sex and estrangement.

Southern Baptist Sissies was released as a film in 2013 starring comedian Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace, My Life Down The Pink Carpet) and Willam Belli (RuPaul's Drag Race, Sex & the City). The play also won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding LA Theater Production, as well as multiple LA Weekly Theater Awards, Los Angeles Critics Awards, Ovation Awards, BackStage West Garland Awards and Robby Awards. As well as several successful plays, Shores has written for TV series including Queer As Folk.

Above The Stag Theatre is an award-winning theatre in Vauxhall, London with a focus on producing LGBT+ themed theatre including new writing, musicals and revivals. It is the only full-time professional LGBT+ theatre in the UK. As a registered charity, Above The Stag Theatre also hosts exhibitions, rehearsed readings and other events throughout its annual programming offering new writers, photographers and other forms of artists a platform to present their work.

Listings Details:
Written by Del Shores Directed by Gene David Kirk
Designed by David Shields
Lighting Design by Chris Withers
Produced by Peter Bull for Above The Stag Theatre

From 8 March 2017
Tuesday - Saturday 7.30pm
Sunday 6.00pm
Bookings: www.abovethestag.com
Tickets: Previews 8-9 March - £12.00
From 11 March all tickets £20.00