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Description
Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquis of Anglesey (1875 - 1905) was born to inherit the Empire. Instead, he burned brightly, briefly and transvestitely through his family's 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 he'd never been. Ouch.
This Songbook Edition contains the fully-transcribed piano and vocal arrangements for all fourteen songs from the show, so you can have a sherry and sing any of the glamorous roles: Prophetic Ghost Prominent aesthete Lord Berners Person from Didcot etc.About the Author
Seiriol Davies 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 and winning awards including The Stage Award for Acting Excellence and an Argus Angel.
Praise For…
‘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 ★★★★