Very famous Art to Colour in

I am so proud to see 'Very Famous Art To Colour In' really being engaged with by the public in Roscommon, at the Roscommon Arts Centre.

The main aim of the project was to welcome people into the 'gallery' space bringing the experience and passions of the special needs participants to the fore.

This show is about democracy, accessibility and craic. I wanted to make the 'gallery space' an appealing place to visit for me and punters alike.

We all know how overpowering and convoluted the gallery space can be so I wanted to do something that was equally engaging as much as it is 'art object'.

Also I love crayons.

If you're in the area, go visit!

The Barbican

I'm hosting and performing at this amazing event at The Barbican on Nov 11th. It's a big moment for me! I'll be surrounded by amazing artists who I love and who are doing great new stuff!

At the Barbican I'll be presenting an extract from a new project 'IRGAY' following a week long residency at the iconic Tyrone Guthrie Centre with MAKE. Just a seedling of a project as of yet, IRGAY explores British Colonialism in Ireland.

Catch me there, and grab your tickets now.

MAKE!

Buzzing to be part of MAKE this weekend!

I'll be heading off with an amazing group of artists and mentors to Tyrone Guthrie Centre. While I'm there I'm working on two projects - IRGAY (a investigation into British Colonialism of Ireland) and AIR GUITAR (a pop concert about globalisation). LOL. Let's see what happens.

Thanks for Project Art Centre, Dublin Fringe, Cork Midsomer Festival and Irish Theatre Forum for having me!

Check out more info here.

Tátátátágether: The Referendum Results Screening in London

I'm really excited to have teamed up with the amazing people at The London Irish Abortion Rights Campaign to put together this event.

We felt it's really important to create a space where we can be together as we await for the results on May 26th. Whether you're just back from voting, or if you're stuck in London because you couldn't for whatever reason, we can all be together.

We can boogie if it's the result we want.

We can protest if it's not.

Either way, we will be TÁTÁTÁTÁGETHER.

Get in touch if you want to perform, or make or do. Open from 12pm till 2am at The Tiger in E9. We will update the event as more details emerge for the results day.

Confirmation Research & Development comes to an end.

Since January I have been undertaking a period of Research & Development in my home town Roscommon, Ireland. This glorious and fruitful phase of development was all in aid of my new queer-rural pop concert 'CONFIRMATION'.

CONFIRMATION is the last in a trilogy of work (preceded by DOUZE and The Power of Wow). It explores the intersection between Rural and Queer life following Roscommon County's rejection of Marriage Equality in 2015. 

It has been a magical journey and I can't wait to show you what we've got. 

Sodom & Begorrah returns!

SODOM&BEGORRAH ST PATRICK’S DAY SPECTACULAR is HERE!

Children of Ireland … hear our call!

This is it! The big one! Crack open the Guiness and shake out yer snakes! It’s St. Patrick’s Day and we’re throwing the biggest, queerest, greenest party in town! Annie Pics and XNTHONY join forces for a night of cabaret, drag, live music, Riverdance, Daniel O’Donnell worship and that inevitable Cranberries sing-along. 
 

The now infamous SODOM & BEGORRAH is OPEN TO ALL: Irish and non-Irish, Ls, Gs, Bs AND Ts, immigrants of all nationalities, Brits desperately applying for an Irish passport, Catholics… we’ll even let protestants in!
 

On the night Ireland’s LGBT+ entertainer of the year XNTHONY’s is back with the hit ‘Culchie Cabaret’ kicking things off in the basement at 10pm (sharp!). It’s XNTHONY’s First Holy Communion and he wants to share his body (oh christ...!). Culchie Cabaret features a plethora of new, queer work including...


Oisín McKenna
Eva O’Connor
Helen Black
Nat West
And all the way from actual Ireland...MARS!

Upstairs, get b*witched by the Voice of Ireland herself ANNIE PICS and her lovely cailíní...including...

Grace Shush
Oberon White
Scarleh O’Hara
Kathleen Mí Holeháin
&
Dorsel Vaine as THE Daniel O'Donnell!


All this queer, Celtic spectacle is soundtracked by DJ superstars JONATHAN BESTLEY and DANCE ARMSTRONG!

Dress for sinning. Dress for winning. Wear something green! More special guests to be announced!


ADVANCE REDUCED PRICE £8 TIX AVAILABLE HERE on OUTSAVVY only!

Xnthony and Public Discussion about Roscommon

Hi Roscommon! 

For the next few months I will be a regular artist in residence in Roscommon Arts Centre. The reason I am there is to develop a new, exciting, music production about...Roscommon! 

The piece if called 'Confirmation' and it's inspired by my Confirmation Booklet from 2002 and Roscommon County's rejection of the marriage equality referendum in 2015. The show aims to investigate and change the perception of Roscommon and rural life in general. 

As part of this I want to talk to as many people as possible about what Roscommon means to them (among other things). For that reason I am holding a public discussion, open to all, at Gleesons Cafe on Thursday January 25th. This is for everybody, so please feel welcome to come!

The project is funded by Arts Council Ireland, Creative Ireland and Roscommon Co Co. It's an ambitious project which we aim to tour nationally and internationally, with its first showings at Dublin Fringe Festival in 2018 and Roscommon Arts Centre soon after. 

Please share to all who might be interested!

XNTHONY/LTD