The Seven Doors of Danny is a song cycle composed by

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-born composer Ricky Horscraft (born 1973) in collaboration with

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-based poet John McCullough (born 1978). Its storyline is based on

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

Seven Ages of Man "All the world's a stage" is the phrase that begins a monologue from William Shakespeare's pastoral comedy ''As You Like It'', spoken by the melancholy Jaques in Act II Scene VII Line 139. The speech compares the world to a stage and life to a ...

(from

As You Like It ''As You Like It'' is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has b ...

) and is composed for male soloists with male chorus and chamber orchestra. It was premiered on 2 April 2016 in

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by members respectively of Actually Gay Men's Chorus (AGMC) and

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Symphony Orchestra (USSO). The work comprises seven songs in diverse styles, telling the story of the title character in chronological sequence and each song is to be sung ideally by a performer approximate in age to the character at that point in the story. Each song is introduced by a short narrative verse delivered by the narrator who may also be a performer in the chorus. The seven songs are: Go! Wire Fingerprints Jobbing for the Devil The Locksmith Lift Go! (Part Two) The title character's name was chosen due to the urban setting of the work. During 2017 the creators worked with a mutual friend to expand the work further, fleshing out the storyline with dialogue, drama and additional music. This new musical theatre edition of the work was premiered at the 2018 B Right On Festival in Brighton and Hove, in conjunction with the Brighton and Hove Lesbian and Gay Community Safety Forum, again with members of AGMC and USSO in the chorus and orchestra, plus a number of guests. In the expanded version, the villain of the piece, drag queen racketeer "Tequila Heels", appearing opposite Danny no. 4, has been given her own song, "Suck It Up". The premiere, like its predecessor was very well received.2018 Seven Doors of Danny review
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External links

Official website
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