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Backstage Theatre is to host 'Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry'
There is a belief that it should be okay to ridicule everything.
There's a belief that it should be acceptable to ridicule everything or anything. It's a contentious belief to say the lease. People tend to get offended. There is another belief that art should always be challenging.
The award-winning “Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry” is an outrageous and raucous musical comedy about the man the English don’t remember and the Irish will never forget written by award-winning Roscommon born cabaret star and writer Xnthony
Oliver Cromwell: Daddy of Democracy, Puritan and total Taurus. Ollie’s Army is back for a night of pure carnage, legendary pop anthems and bloody historical re-enactments. But listen, he’s very sorry. Really very sorry. Really.
This is history but not as you know it 'Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry' is an outrageous new musical exploring English colonialism in Ireland framed by an archaeological dig in search of Cromwell’s missing head. The story sees award-winning cabaret star and writer Xnthony channel England’s iconoclastic puritan with an electrifying blend of pop bangers and musical theatre extravaganza.
Winner of Best Ensemble at Dublin Fringe Festival. Nominated for Best Production, Best Sound Scape, Best Costume and the Audience Choice Award at Irish Times Theatre Awards 2022.
Miss this award winning show at your peril.
Tickets for Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry at Backstage Theatre Longford on Sat 11th November at 8pm are available on 0433347888 or backstage.ie
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