Creative team and Edinburgh Fringe run announced for HOW TO WIN AGAINST HISTORY musical
Francesca Moody Productions and Bristol Old Vic have announced the creative team for their new expanded co-production of hit Edinburgh Fringe musical How To Win Against History, which will premiere at Bristol Old Vic from 19 June–12 July.
The production will then move to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 30 July–24 August in a run in association with Underbelly in the Udderbelly at George Square. Tickets are on sale at Underbelly now and will go on sale with EdFringe on 12 March.
This marks the second collaboration between the Olivier-winning producers and the world- renowned Bristol theatre who join forces once more to tell the cautionary tale of Henry Cyril Paget, one of the world’s wealthiest men, who lost his fortune by being too damn fabulous.
The 5th Marquis of Anglesey blew his family’s colossal fortune on diamond frocks, lilac-dyed poodles and putting on simply amazing plays – to which nobody came – causing a very Edwardian scandal. His fabulous flame burned brightly, briefly and extremely cross-dressingly until he died at just 29, after which his outraged family destroyed every record of him every having existed. Now Henry’s back, with nothing to his name but savage wit, banging belters and a metric tonne of sparkle.
This fierce and tragi-gorgeous comedy musical is a true story about expectations, masculinity, privilege and failure on an epic scale. It’s about feeling desperately weird and alone but knowing that to fit in would cost you everything.
Featuring a book, music and lyrics by Seiriol Davies (who also stars as Henry Paget), this ripped-up musical is brought to life by director Lisa Spirling, set designer Hayley Grindle, costume designer Ryan Dawson Laight, lighting designer Robbie Butler, sound designer Dan Samson, musical director & co-orchestrator Dylan Townley, and musical supervisor & co-orchestrator Leo Munby.
The original cast return with Seiriol Davies as Henry Cyril Paget, Matthew Blake and Dylan Townley.
For more info on How To Win Against History, please click here.