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From Two Pence to Two Million!
Twopence to Cross the Mersey, the smash hit sell-out musical celebrated reaching Two Million pounds at the box office when it returned to the Liverpool Empire on 6th October 2009.
The show’s writers and producers, Rob and Alan Fennah, couldn’t have predicted the popularity of this much-loved musical when they first introduced it to audiences back in 2004. Now, after a further three visits to the Empire due to popular demand, the show has become a multi-million pound selling production.
Rob Fennah said:
“Considering the show has only been staged for eight weeks in total, hitting two
million at the box office in such a short space of time is a real achievement.”
Alan Fennah added:
“Helen Forrester has sold over 4 million books in the UK and Ireland alone and
our aim now is to tour the show and give Helen’s vast readership a chance to see her most famous book
come to life.”
Based on the bestselling book by Helen Forrester, Twopence to Cross the Mersey tells the true story of
how Helen and her formerly wealthy family had to leave behind the nannies and the servants and survive
with the streetwise working class during the depression of the 1930’s. ‘Twopence’ is the first of four best
selling volumes of autobiography.
Hannah Ashdown, General Manager of the Empire Theatre, said: "Twopence to Cross the Mersey is one
of the most successful shows to appear at this theatre in recent years. People are even travelling from as
far as Japan and Australia to come and see it; we are delighted to have supported this great production
from the start."
“The feeling of the show is very accurate and the writers have put real understanding of life into the songs.” Helen Forrester.
FACTS AND FIGURES
Twopence to cross the Mersey has reached 2 million at the Box Office at the Liverpool Empire
and played to sell-out audiences.
There have been 50 days of performances in Liverpool since 2004 and it has been seen by over 100,000 people.
Helen Forrester has sold over 4 million books in the UK alone – Harper Collins publishers (May
2004) said “Helen Forrester is as stronger a seller in the South as she is in the North. Demand for
Helen’s books extends from Aberdeen to Plymouth. Ireland also has a big readership of her
books.”
There are 12 songs in the musical written by Rob and Alan Fennah many of which have been featured on Elaine Page’s Radio 2 show and Women’s Hour on Radio 4.
Twopence has been recognised as one of the best selling productions in the UK, in Oct 2005 it occupied the No1 position in the Live Nation best seller chart – outselling My Fair Lady, War of the World’s and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
The book has been a choice on the national school curriculum since 1974.
STAR CASTING TO BE ANNOUNCED.
