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'I Am My Own Wife' is closing 31 Oct 2004.

Mon 30 Aug 2004 'I Am My Own Wife' is closing 31 Oct 2004. I Am My Own Wife will play its final performance at the Lyceum Theatre on Sunday, 31 Oct 2004 at 3pm. The production will have played 26 previews and 365 regular performances. I Am My Own Wife, written by Doug Wright and starring Jefferson Mays, opened on the 3 Dec 2003 at the Lyceum Theatre, following previews from 11 Nov 2003 Directed by Moises Kaufman, it is based on a true story, and inspired by interviews conducted by the playwright over several years, I AM MY OWN WIFE tells the tale of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a real-life German transvestite who managed to survive the Nazi onslaught as well as the following, repressive Communist regime.

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