The world première of new British musical Liver Birdsong - The Liverpool Blitz Musical, which commemorates the 75th anniversary of The Blitz, will run at the Epstein Theatre, Liverpool this Autumn.
It runs from November 29 to December 3.
There are 18 brand new songs, delivered by a professional musical theatre company and a live band.
The cast features Kate McHenry who plays Maggs Williams, Katie Burke as Daisy Mae Beech, Sophie Gaudie as Carla Evans, Rachel Jones as ‘Cockney’ Lil Ford, Corey Rumble as Hal Brandon, Tom Sentia as Chad Tyler, Michael Bailey as ‘Red Ted’ Forsythe, Miles Walker as Lawrence Gale, Chloe Fay as Ira Jones, Mia Molloy as Mrs Williams, Natalie Dignam as the contemporary dancer and Ben Keith as the narrator.
The musical is set on the night of November 28/29, in the early phase of the Liverpool Blitz. Later described by Winston Churchill as “the worst single (civilian) incident of the war”, it involved a direct hit by a parachute bomb on Durning Road Air Raid Shelter near Edge Lane, which killed 180.
Details: www.epsteinliverpool.co.uk