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Our Very Manly History
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The Manly Sisters have been involved
with some of the most exciting Drag Troupes in Melbourne,
and have over 25 years of experience between them.
Conceived at the now defunct
Muse Bar in St Kilda on a humid Friday evening in
February 2005, popular duo ‘Jack and Jill’ (Jackie
Stevens and Jillette Jones) were lamenting the
demise of their former three girl troupe ‘The
Newbags’ when original cast member Kris del Vayze arrived on their
doorstep.
A
fresh format and a new name saw The Manly Sisters
unleashed onto an unsuspecting public in May 2005
with their first show “Coming Out” at popular
drag venue PINK.
In the words of audience members for this
first show, Coming Out was “fresh, camp and a
lot of fun” and “light, comic
entertainment”.
The
Manly Sisters dressed to impress in 2005!
Jillette
Jones, former member Kris del Vayze and Jackie
Stevens
Hot on the heels of Coming Out was their
first full production show – “Battered
Broadway” which opened, again at PINK in
September for an eight week season.
The future of The Manly Sisters was signed,
sealed and delivered and a cult following was soon
to develop.
The Manly Sisters and the Showbags
Drag Show joined forces in 2007 to create
"Drag Aloud", producing the award winning "The
Sound of Music Drag Show" and "Grease The Drag
Show", and also wining a Rainbow awards in 2006 for best Drag Show
(Sound of Music) and Best New Venue Event (Templebar Precinct).
In 2008, after parting ways with
Drags Aloud, the 'girls' once again began producing shows as
the Manly Sisters, and continue to bring you the best drag
entertainment in Melbourne.
Notable
Achievements
* In 2005, The Manly Sisters were
back-up dancers for Pop Star Katie Underwood
during two Melbourne promotional concerts.
* In 2007, the girls performed at both
the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and The Edinburgh
Fringe Festival in Scotland in the Sound of Music Drag
Show. This included a performance at the famous 'Spiegel
Tent' to an audience that included the Australian High
Commissioner for the UK.
* In 2008, individual members of The
Manly Sisters sisters again performed as part of the Melbourne
International Comedy and Edinburgh Fringe festival in Grease -
The Drag Show!
* In 2010, The Manly Sisters produced
there very own Melbourne Comedy Festival Show - "Annie, The
Nanny and a Tranny from Oz" - which continued to run for
more than 12 months after the festival finished!
* In 2010, The Manly Sisters appeared
on Network Ten's morning show - The Circle (clip)
* The girls' have performed at
community events such as Melbourne's Misdsumma festival
and for community organisations such as Positive Living and Joy
94.9FM.
* In 2011, The Manly SIsters were the
headline act at Geraldton's GFEST in Western Australia
Hidden
Photo's
Check out some old pic's below...
Back:
Amanda Monroe, Jillette Jones, Jackie Stevens, Miss
Bunny
Front:
Roxy Bulwinkle, Jessica James and Electra Jones
Showbags
- The Madonna Show
NYE
- PINK 2005 @ The Newmarket Hotel
Jillette
Jones, Jackie Stevens and Amanda Monroe
Showbags
and Manly Sisters - The Sound of Music Drag Show
2006
PINK
@ The Newmarket Hotel
Jackie
Stevens, Kris del Vayze and Jillette Jones (as
boys)
Showbags
and Manly Sisters - Grease The Drag Show
PINK
2007 @ The Newmarket Hotel
Here's a few pic's of Jack and Jill
(and Miss Hillary Hoyste) in the Newbags - the
fore runner to the Manly Sisters... hidden
appropriately at the bottom of this page!
Hillary
Hoist - The Newbags
Jack
and Jill - The Newbags
(a very early picture of Jack and Jill)
An
original Newbags Poster
(L-R)
Hilary Hoist, Jackie Stevens and Jillette Jones
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