Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi is a dazzling new musical with a toe-tapping score, a host of exuberant characters and some great show-stopping songs.
It’s 1930’s Liverpool and the glamorous Hollywood elite pour off the luxury liners for their taste of England; a night in the city’s most fashionable hotel.
Amidst the diamonds and the decadence, no-nonsense Alice from Reception has fallen for the dashing Thompson from Accounts – But fate, Hollywood, World War Two and a dizzying array of staff and guests intervene in a timeless Liverpool love story spanning sixty years.
Writer/Director Phil Willmott is well known for his imaginative musical productions such as Around the World in Eighty Days and Dick Barton – Special Agent. He has also directed Much Ado About Nothing, Billy Liar and Master Harold…and the Boys at the Playhouse.
Company
Cast Julie Atherton, Simon Bailey, Helen Carter, Neil McCaul, Tom Oakley, Natasha Searle and Nick Smithers
Writer & Director Phil Willmott
Musical Director Elliot Davis
Designer Christopher Woods
Lighting Designer Ben Cracknell
Sound Designer Jason Barnes
Choreographer Andrew Wright
Reviews
Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi
★★★★
"An entertaining tale of Liverpudlian love"
"A remarkable achievement"
The Independent
Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi
★★★★
"A proud paean to to Liverpudlian invincibility"
The Guardian
Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi
★★★★
"The best new musical to hail from this city since Blood Brothers"
Sunday Express