“Last night made me feel like the pre-WWII era of the arts in society. Loved it.”
Libby Fox · Director, Swamp Fox Dock & Marine
Host of the first performance of the operetta, at the home concert they put on in Charleston
Singer / Pianist
theatrical · intimate
Looping Artist
Ed Sheeran style — with a piano
Songwriter
Modern Day Nomadic Troubadour
Paul Tosh
Unhurried, a little outlaw, completely self-possessed.
Paper Gun · First performance · Date to be announced · Fifty free seats
Reserve a seat →Two shows · One pair of boots · Available across the US & Canada
An intimate, original musical-theatre work about resentment,
identity and the struggle to let go.
We All Carry Shadows
It's the human condition
The question is —
what do we do with them?
Paper Gun — a show about shadow work
Paper Gun was built in senior communities — years of conversations and collected wisdom. Some of the people I met carry resentment, some carry none. The difference is the heart of the show. It opens with a live recording: my microphone caught an elderly gentleman, Mr. Hay. and what he says is the show's greatest lesson.
It’s about survival over grievance — an original operetta in which one man plays both sides of himself.
An honest word: Paper Gun goes deeper than most entertainment — framed, held, and closed with care — see the therapeutic link below.
The protocol the show is built on →
Paper Gun is catharsis, and a method for reclaiming your life from resentment.
I want to give you an idea of the range I offer. The introduction videos below show the kind of show I’ve performed until now (full show demos are on Recent Shows). I’m doing now predominantly my own show: the three-act operetta, Paper Gun.
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Testimonials
I am overjoyed at the reactions I get, and thank G-d for that in the deepest way — here are some of them.
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The Song Is The Play
Where iconic songs become living theatre, never a recital — always an interpretation. Classic song performed against thematic backgrounds & live piano looping. The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Elton John, Shakespeare, Oasis & Prince — each acted out as a scene, and orchestrated with live looping piano. Plus a few stories from the road.
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Funnies
Funny stuff sometimes happens.
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Covers
'70s, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Sinatra, Neil Diamond, opera, Scottish traditional.
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Wisdom from the Show
Sometimes the destination is the trap, the journey's where it's at.
The Sound
One man and a piano — with some backing tracks built by Yisroel Ament and fed live into the looper, and narration written and performed by Mesoud Benasuly.
Yisroel Ament · from rehearsal
Mesoud Benasuly · narrator
An Homage
Host Introduction
"Tonight is something rare: an original operetta, written and performed by one man at a piano. It's called Paper Gun, and it's about the journey every one of us makes — from the resentments we carry to something we can finally call our own. It's honest, and it's handled with care from the first note to the last. He's performed for two decades across four countries, and he wrote every word you're about to hear. Please welcome the author and the voice of Paper Gun… Paul Tosh."
For presenters — read as written, or make your own
Music is the medicine
the answer to life, the universe and everything
Now Booking Presenters
Paul works across a wide range of venues and budgets. Please get in touch to discuss.
Paul responds personally to every enquiry.
or write to bookings@tosh42.com
⬡ Technical Rider →More testimonials
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Words & music by Paul Tosh · Written at a piano · Not AI-generated
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