Scouse comedy revived after 20 years

Published: 2 October 2016
Reporter: David Upton

Scouse: A Comedy Of Terrors Credit: Cyrano Denn

A Scouse comedy which first took to the stage in Liverpool almost 20 years ago is set return for Christmas 2016.

Scouse: A Comedy Of Terrors will run for four weeks at The Dome, Grand Central, courtesy of Lantern Theatre Productions.

The show opens on November 17 and runs to December 15.

Some may remember the comedy first time round when it was first performed at the Everyman in 1997. Its original cast list featured Paul Broughton, Andrew Schofield and Vince Pellegrino.

The new cast consists of Liverpool-based actors and the supporting crew all have links to the city. The play features 30 characters played by just 10 actors.

The play tells the story of the Liverpool People’s Party and its calls for Liverpool to be recognised as an independent republic. But the Government objects and sends in the army.

The play follows Tom, Kath and their children Susan and Ben through the bid for independence and the battle and tragedy that follows.

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