After seven hit shows over two decades, Dave Kirby is back at Liverpool’s Royal Court with a brand new show. The writer of Brick up the Mersey Tunnels, Council Depot Blues, Reds & Blues is back at The Court with the smash hit sequel to Lost Soul!
Smigger’s having a mid-life crisis. All he wants to do is roll back the years and dance to 70s soul music with Donna, Terry and Pat. But since the grandkid came along, Donna hasn’t been interested in their usual Sunday nights in town (or much else).
Their daughter hasn’t helped, lumbering them with the baby most weekends while she’s out with the dad. Well, maybe the dad (it’s a one in four chance). Smigger’s had enough, his head’s wrecked and he’s not having it any more.
Smigger, Donna, Terry and Pat will take us from Scottie Road to Pontins Prestatyn to Liverpool’s over-40s Sunday night pub scene for endless laughter set to a 70s soul soundtrack that will have you dancing out of the Royal Court and strutting straight down to Soul Train.
The cast is confirmed as Paul Duckworth, Lindzi Germain, Michael Hawkins, Jennifer Hynes, Cath Rice, Andrew Schofield and Lenny Wood.
Dave Kirby said:
“It’s hard to believe that 18 years have passed since ‘Brick up the Mersey tunnels’ opened at the Royal Court and transformed the building into the people’s theatre. That’s where it all began for me. Now seven hit shows later it’s great to be back with the second run of Lost Soul 2 Smigger’s wrecked head”.
After the huge success of the first ‘Lost Soul’ I always shied away from writing a sequel but I’m now so glad I did. I wrote the sequel in such a way that people don’t need to have seen the first play.
It was last staged here back in 2019 and Smigger (Andrew Schofield) still can’t get his wrecked head out of the 1970s! I’ve updated the script with fresh jokes & moved the main hub from Smokie Mo’s to the popular Soul Train bar.”
Written by Dave Kirby
Directed by Bob Eaton
Designed by Jocelyn Meall
Lighting Design by Ian Scott
Sound Design by Kate Harvey
Ages advisory 14+ Some strong language.
You can book your tickets here.
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