I Keano - The Musical

The Saipan affair was such a momentous affair for the Irish public that Arthur Matthews, Michael Nugent and Paul Woodfull wrote a comedy musical stage show about the events that occurred in that far away Pacific island. First performed in February 2005 in Dublin's Olympia Theatre in Dame Street the show was an instant hit with the Irish public.

I Keano is a musical comedy that parodies all of the main protagonists in the real Saipan affair using an ancient Rome war setting as a backdrop to convey

I Keano Plot

An ancient federation state dispatches one of it's armies to a distant island destination to prepare for an impending battle. Led by obdurate and tenacious General Macartacus the army has in it's ranks a great but fierce warrior called Keano.

Quickly Macartacus and Keano are at loggerheads with the great warrior complaining that the battleground is too hard, the weapons for the looming battle haven't arrived on the island and the soldiers have been indulging in too much wining and dining and not enough training.