'Oliver Cromwell is really very sorry ' musical is coming to Longford's Backstage Theatre
Award-winning performer and writer, Xnthony, brings his riotous musical about Ireland’s history of Oliver Cromwell to Longford’s Backstage Theatre on Saturday, November 11.
Expect an electrifying blend of pop bangers and the most unexpected thrilling musical theatre extravaganza to be seen, in this wickedly funny exploration of the English colonialism in Ireland.
Winner of Best Ensemble Award at Dublin Fringe Festival 2023 and nominated for Best Production, Best Costume and Best Soundscape at the 2022 The Irish Times Theatre Awards, Xnthony’s ‘Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry’ goes on a nationwide tour in October and November.
Xnthony’s work is new and exciting, and in creating this show that he has produced some thrilling explosive theatre: as his full throttle musical show mixing outstanding cabaret moments with everything we love about a night at the musicals.
In ‘Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry’, Xnthony tells the story about a man the English don't remember and the Irish will never forget. Ollie's Army is back or an entire national Irish tour of pure carnage, legendary pop anthems and bloody historical re-enactments.
Dive headlong into the psyche of England’s ‘Daddy of Democracy’ Oliver Cromwell in a transgressive and riotous exploration of English colonialism in Ireland. This pop musical extravaganza is jam packed with surging iconic pop anthems like ‘Puritanism’, ‘Horror Scope’ and ‘800 years’ - not to mention Xnthony’s electrifying comedic wit and historical rigour.
Join Xnthony and a cast of Irish and international Drag, Cabaret and musical theatre performers as they go on the hunt for Cromwell’s head reportedly buried in a biscuit tin in England. And don’t miss this electrifying night out! ‘Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry’ is written by Xnthony, Sam Curtis Lindsay and Irish pop sensation ÓDÚ (Sally Ó Dúnlaing) with set design by Emma Bailey (designer for Tony Award-winning musical ‘Six: The Musical’.
Book tickets €18-€20 for ‘Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry’ at Backstage on Saturday, November 11, 8pm at www.backstage.ie or Tel: 043 334 7888.