Last week, the brand-new stage production of Helen Forrester’s By The Waters Of Liverpool opened at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton to rave reviews and now embarks on its 17-venue tour across the UK.
Ahead of this, the show Producers have also now released the first images of the show which has been described in a five-star review as “An absolute must see!”.
By The Waters Of Liverpool Spring 2020 UK Tour opened on Tuesday 3 March at the New Brighton Floral Pavilion in Wirral – just a few miles from where the famous author, Helen Forrester was born. The tour opening also coincided with International Book Day on Thursday 5 March, followed by International Women’s Day on Sunday 8 March.
The show will hit the road this week visiting venues in Stockport, Warrington, St Helens, Lancaster, Crewe, Southport, Rhyl, Swansea, Darlington, Malvern, Eastbourne, Isle Of Man, Hayes, Winchester, Liverpool and Blackpool.
By The Waters Of Liverpool is a stunning period drama produced by the team that brought the smash hit Twopence To Cross The Mersey to the stage.
The stellar cast features star names from stage and screen, including Sian Reeves and Mark Moraghan. The tour also features Parry Glasspool, Lucy Dixon, Eric Potts, Lynn Francis, Danny O’Brien, Roy Carruthers, and Chloe McDonald.
WHAT THE PRESS SAID
“An Absolute Must See!”
Writebase ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Will leave your heart warmed”
Opening Night ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“A joy to See”
North West End ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“An atmospheric bitter-sweet drama”
Wirral Globe ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The new touring production is produced by Pulse Records Limited in association with Bill Elms, written by Rob Fennah and is directed by Gareth Tudor Price.
This new production of By The Waters Of Liverpool also features sizeable chunks from Helen’s earlier book Liverpool Miss, together with flashbacks to Twopence To Cross The Mersey.
By The Waters Of Liverpool is set in the 1930s after Helen’s father went bankrupt during the Depression. Her family were forced to leave behind the nannies, servants and comfortable middle-class life in the South West of England. The Forresters chose Liverpool to rebuild their shattered lives, but they were in for a terrible shock. Taken out of school to look after her young siblings, Helen is treated as an unpaid slave. So begins a bitter fight with her parents for the right to go out to work and make her own way in life.But by 1939 and with Britain on the verge of war, Helen now aged 20, has still never been kissed by a man. But things start looking up for her when she meets a tall strong seaman and falls in love.
By The Waters Of Liverpool has sold more than a million books. Now this is your chance to see it come to life in this brand-new stage play adaptation.
Helen Forrester’s best-selling volumes of autobiography include Twopence To Cross The Mersey, Liverpool Miss, By The Waters Of Liverpool, and Lime Street At Two.
The Production is fully endorsed by the Helen Forrester Estate
Website: www.bythewatersofliverpool.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ByTheWatersThePlay
LISTING INFORMATION
HELEN FORRESTER’S
BY THE WATERS OF LIVERPOOL
STOCKPORT PLAZA
Tuesday 10 March – Thursday 12 March 2020
Mersey Square, Stockport, SK1 1SP
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: www.stockportplaza.co.uk
Box Office: 0161 477 7779
WARRINGTON PARR HALL
Saturday 14 March – Sunday 15 March 2020
Palmyra Square, Warrington, WA1 1BL
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: https://parrhall.culturewarrington.org/whats-on
Box Office: 01925 442345
ST HELENS THEATRE ROYAL
Tuesday 17 March – Saturday 21 March 2020
Corporation Street, St Helens, WA10 1LQ
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: www.sthelenstheatreroyal.com
Box Office: 01744 756000
LANCASTER GRAND THEATRE
Monday 23 March – Tuesday 24 March 2020
St Leonardgate, Lancaster, LA1 1QW
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: www.lancastergrand.co.uk
Box Office: 01524 64695
CREWE LYCEUM
Wednesday 25 March – Thursday 26 March 2020
Heath Street, Crewe, CW1 2DA
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: www.crewelyceum.co.uk
Box Office: 01270 368242
SOUTHPORT THEATRE
Friday 27 March – Saturday 28 March 2020
The Promenade, Southport, PR9 0DZ
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: www.waterfrontsouthport.co.uk/events/whats-on
Box Office: 01704 500036
PAVILION THEATRE RHYL
Tuesday 31 March – Saturday 4 April 2020
East Parade, Rhyl, LL18 3AQ
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: www.rhylpavilion.co.uk
Box Office: 01745 330000
GRAND THEATRE SWANSEA
Monday 6 April – Tuesday 7 April 2020
Singleton Street, Swansea, SA1 3QJ
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: www.swansea.gov.uk/swanseagrandtheatre
Box Office: 01792 475715
DARLINGTON HIPPODROME
Thursday 9 April – Saturday 11 April 2020
Parkgate, Darlington, DL1 1RR
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: www.darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk
Box Office: 01325 405405
MALVERN THEATRES
Tuesday 14 April – Wednesday 15 April 2020
Grange Road, Malvern, WR14 3HB
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
Box Office: 01684 892277
DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE EASTBOURNE
Friday 17 April – Saturday 18 April 2020
Compton Street, Eastbourne, BN21 4BW
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk
Box Office: 01323 412000
GAIETY THEATRE ISLE OF MAN
Thursday 23 April – Saturday 25 April 2020
Villa Marina, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2HJ
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: https://www.villagaiety.com/
Box Office: 01624 600555
BECK THEATRE HAYES
Monday 27 April – Tuesday 28 April 2020
Grange Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 2UE
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: https://becktheatre.org.uk
Box Office: 020 85618371
THEATRE ROYAL WINCHESTER
Thursday 30 April – Saturday 2 May 2020
21-23 Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8SB
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: https://www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/
Box Office: 01962 840440
EPSTEIN THEATRE LIVERPOOL
Monday 4 May – Saturday 9 May 2020
Hanover House, 85 Hanover Street, Liverpool, L1 3DZ
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: https://www.epsteinliverpool.co.uk/
Box Office: 0844 888 4411
GRAND THEATRE BLACKPOOL
Monday 11 May – Wednesday 13 May 2020
33 Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 1HT
Tickets from £22 plus booking fee
Website: https://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/
Box Office: 01253 290190