PULSE RECORDS LIMITED in association with BILL ELMS presents

THE UK PREMIERE TOUR OF

HELEN FORRESTER’S
BY THE WATERS OF LIVERPOOL
Adapted by ROB FENNAH / Directed by GARETH TUDOR PRICE

FEATURING A STAR-STUDDED CAST FROM STAGE AND SCREEN
Sian Reeves (Coronation Street), Mark Moraghan (Holby City), Parry Glasspool (Hollyoaks), Lucy Dixon (Waterloo Road) & Eric Potts (Coronation Street) join Lynn Francis, Danny O’Brien, Roy Carruthers and Chloe McDonald.

A big sweeping story of real emotion!
THE STAGE

Adapted from Helen Forrester’s million-selling book, By The Waters Of Liverpool is a stunning period drama set in the 1930s.

The story opens in 1935. Helen is 16 years old and fighting a bitter battle with her parents for the right to educate herself and go out to work.

During the Great Depression, Helen’s father loses his fortune when the stock market crashes and the family are suddenly thrown into poverty. Leaving behind the nannies, servants and comfortable middle-class life in the South West of England, the Forrester’s choose Liverpool as the place to start over. But they are in for a terrible shock. Taken out of school to care for her younger brothers and sisters while her parents struggled to re-build their shattered lives, Helen is treated as an unpaid slave and desperate to escape.

By 1939, now aged 20 and with Britain on the brink of war, Helen has still never been kissed by a man. But things start looking up when she meets a tall strong seaman and falls in love.

By The Waters Of Liverpool also features flashbacks to Helen’s earlier books Liverpool Miss and Twopence To Cross The Mersey. I’ve even weaved in a storyline from Helen’s fourth autobiography, Lime Street At Two. That way those unfamiliar with Helen’s work still get a complete picture of her life.
Rob Fennah ~ Playwright and friend of Helen Forrester.

Fully authorised by the Helen Forrester estate.

Rescheduled from March 2020, then April 2021. Read more  

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Pre-Show Dining

Dine with us in our restaurant and enjoy a delicious meal from our Showstopping menu! Enjoy starters, mains and desserts just steps from the stage before the show.

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Show & Dine: Select a show & dine ticket when choosing your seats online or via the Box Office to enjoy two courses from the menu for a set price along with your tickets for the show. Show and Dine reservations are for 6:00 PM in the Lyceum Restaurant.

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Pricing

Front Stalls: £32
Rear Stalls/Circle: £29
Gallery: £26
Concessions: £2 off
Groups: 1 in 10 go free

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  Sian Reeves   has kept Coronation Street viewers on the edge of their seats since rolling up as Charlie Wood, the deluded wife Tim Metcalfe didn’t know he had. But viewers will have to wait to see how it all pans out for Tim, Sally and Charlie as she takes a break from the cobbles of Weatherfield to star in the brand new stage play adaptation of Helen Forrester’s, By The Waters Of Liverpool which is coming to Crewe Lyceum Theatre.