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Meet the Deans
at St Helens Theatre Royal...
AUDIENCES should be
preparing to meet a Liverpudlian family with a heart of gold, on
stage from 10 June to 16 June 2012, at the St Helens Theatre Royal.
 Meet
the Deans is a hilarious play full of warm, Scouse humour and a
dollop of drama in each and every day. Starring and directed by
Liverpool actress and star of Channel 4’s Shameless, Tina Malone,
Meet the Deans introduces us to a family full of love, laughter and
laugh out loud family banter.
Tina Malone plays Mrs Dean, queen of the household and a frazzled
mother hen to her adult children, all of whom still live at home.
Amongst the humour however, we learn that daughter, Jess (played by
Sarah Donovan) was born with a congenital heart defect; her only
long-term chance of survival being a heart transplant, and soon.
The play was inspired by writer, Kerry Williams', own experience of
her sister-in-law who suffered a similar condition and was placed on
the waiting list for a heart transplant, with a positive outcome.
Williams' portrayal of a normal family in exceptional circumstances
succeeds in touching the hearts of the audience, whilst providing
plenty of laughs along the way too.
Audiences will also meet Jess' errant brother, Jimmy, always on hand
to provide shocking stories from the back of his cab; second brother
Joseph is a bundle of camp fun and self-obsessed sister Hannah has
so much fake tan on her that she glows; then there's the youngest
Chris, allergic to desk jobs but still makes a tidy income, selling
his home grown produce from his bedroom, he's oblivious to the
problems around him; or is he?
Director and star of Meet The Deans, Tina Malone, explains:-
"This play is very special to me as it was written by my close
friend and talented writer, Kerry. ‘Meet the Deans’ has also given
me the opportunity to work alongside my daughter Dannielle, who is
an actor on Hollyoaks, and also my husband Paul Chase-Malone who
will perform on stage for only the third time. It is always
invigorating to perform on stage and the beauty of this play is,
without wanting to sound clichéd, it’s a theme that’s universal but
it is set in Liverpool. It’s funny, warm, and humorous and is for
all ages. It’s a beautiful play to perform and to return to St
Helens Theatre Royal, where I have performed several times, is
fantastic as it’s a wonderful theatre."
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EU lets car
manufacturers off the hook
CAR manufacturers have been
told that they will not be prosecuted for failing to comply with an
EU law requiring them to reduce the global warming effects of air
conditioning systems. Enterprise and Industry Commissioner, Antonio
Tajani, has announced that they will be given an extra 2 years to
comply. But his decision has prompted a furious response from an MEP
involved in making the legislation. Chris Davies, the Liberal
Democrat environment spokesman, claims that the Commissioner has
backtracked on declarations it has made repeatedly to the European
Parliament. Davies has now demanded that Tajani explains himself in
person to MEPs on the European Parliament’s Environment committee.
He said:- "Car manufacturers are being allowed to put two
fingers up to the legislative process. This will send a signal that
industry can ignore rules intended to protect the environment."
Do you agree? Email our newsroom with your views on this to:-
news24@southportreporter.com and let us know what
you think.
Opera Viva
presents "La Traviata"
TICKETS are now on sale for
Opera Viva’s production of Verdi’s "La Traviata". This
well-loved opera, promises to be our most enjoyable production so
far; with its poignant love story set against the lively parties of
the pleasure loving Parisian demi-monde. There will be
fully staged and costumed performances in an intimate setting at the
following venues:-
20 April 2012 at Holy Trinity Hall Southport
21 April 2012 at All Hallows Hall Allerton
27 April 2012 at Westbourne Hall, West Kirby
All performances begin at 7:30pm. Tickets cost £12 (concessions
£10). There will also be a Special Gala Performance with
French Supper on 28 April 2012, at St Mary’s College, Crosby. Starts
at 6:30pm for meal at 7pm, Opera at 8pm. Tickets cost £16.50
(concessions £14). For tickets or further information call:-
0151 920 5386.
Cross Bay Walk
THE Arthritis Research UK
are delighted to be once again involved in the world famous Cross
Bay Walk with the world famous Queens Guide, Cedric Robinson. This
year it is happening on 12th May with a prompt 10:15am start. The
Cross Bay Walk takes in the wonderful scenery of Morecambe Bay
starting at Arnside and finishing about 8 to 9 miles later in Kents
Bank. If you would struggle with the length of the walk, about half
way round we have a tractor which will give you a nice ride to the
finish. The cost of the walk is only £8.00 per person with no
minimum sponsorship requirement and would make a wonderful family
day out! So if you want to combine a world famous walk, with a world
famous character and top this off with helping the only UK charity
funding research into the many forms of arthritis look no further.
The Arthritis Research UK, help the 1 in 6 of our population who
live daily with pain, so you could not ask for a better charity to
support; please contact Marion Reed on:- 01207 509186 or full
details
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