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CHEER UP, THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING
Presented as part of the 2011 Liverpool Playhouse and Everyman Everyword new writing festival...
High Hearted Theatre collaborated with the theatres to create a unique piece to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Liverpool Repertory Theatre.
Bringing new work by award-winning playwrights including Helen Blakeman, Marcelo Dos Santos, Chloe Moss and Jeff Young, the promenade performance celebrated the companies that have entertained Liverpool audiences for 100 years. Marking different moments in the history of the theatre and the city, the performance took the audience to unexplored and unexpected spaces of the Playhouse Theatre.
Cast: Neil Caple, Helen Carter, Laura Dos Santos, Kerry Peers, Joseph Wilkins, Lenny Wood
Directed by: Gemma Kerr