How to Win Against History: Songbook Edition

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Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquis of Anglesey (1875 - 1905) was born to inherit the Empire. Instead, he burned brightly, briefly and transvestitely through his familys vast wealth; putting on fabulous plays starring him. When he died, his vengeful heirs burned every trace of his existence they could find, and carried on as though hed never been. Ouch. But its cool; Henrys going to explain everything. And dont worry, this will not be in any way an arty or difficult show. In fact, its going to be totally, utterly mainstream.

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A work of genius.' The Sunday Telegraph 'The thing is so good... Must see. Kill to inherit a ticket.' Postcards from the Gods 'May well be the first piece of genderpunk anti-imperialist musical theatre' Fest 'Stays with you long after the last keyboard chord has sounded.' Daily Telegraph 'This verbally intricate, witty show... tries on musical styles in the way that Henry himself tried on dresses and identities... like Henry himself, the show is a complete one-off: a little bit weird, totally absurd, often hilarious and very, very sparkly.' Guardian

Author Bio

Seiriol (pronounced SAY-ree-oll) Davies grew up on Anglesey. He trained with Thomas Prattki at LISPA, and has since forged a career writing, composing and performing with companies like Punchdrunk, You Need Me, and Temper Temper. Mess, which he created with Caroline Horton & Co, premiered in 2012, winning awards including The Stage Award for Acting Excellence and an Argus Angel. He is currently working with Ice & Fire and Boundless Theatre (nee Company of Angels).