British Comedy Guide

2016 Edinburgh Fringe

How To Win Against History

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Venue

8: Assembly George Square Theatre

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How to Win Against History: A fierce and fabulous costume drama musical about Henry Cyril Paget, the 5th Marquis of Anglesey. Born in 1875, poised to inherit the Empire, he instead burned brightly, briefly and transvestitely; blowing his family's godlike wealth putting on diamond-studded plays starring him (to which nobody came). When he died, his family burnt every record of his life, and carried on as though he'd never been. A hilarious, ripped up new extravaganza by Seiriol Davies (Caroline Horton & Co's Mess) about being too weird for the world.

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Press articles

Young companies: don't be afraid of ambition

So the Edinburgh fringe is almost over for another year. Monday is the last day of the festival but many companies have already packed up and left. Some will be going home with accolades, possibly awards, and maybe even a transfer for their show.

Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 26th August 2016

Interview: Seiriol Davies

Seiriol Davies interview.

Lucy Evans, Fresh Air, 5th August 2016

Fringe: our pick of the bunch

Little ripples. That's how it starts. Little ripples getting bigger. And then suddenly you're eye to eye with a dinosaur. The Edinburgh Fringe is the T-Rex of arts festivals and it has a way of creeping up on you. For ages it's a faint shape on the horizon, reassuringly far away, and then it pounces.

Natasha Tripney, The Stage, 4th August 2016

15 Welsh acts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

An eclectic mix of Welsh work is heading to the world famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Wales Online, 25th July 2016

Performances

Date Time Venue
3rd Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
4th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
5th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
6th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
7th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
8th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
9th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
10th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
11th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
12th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
13th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
14th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
16th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
17th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
18th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
19th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
20th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
21st Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
23rd Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
24th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
25th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
26th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
27th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre
28th Aug 2016 17:40 Assembly George Square Theatre

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