Brick Up The Mersey Tunnels
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Brick Up The Mersey Tunnels is a play about the story of the Kingsway
Three, a fictitious terrorist organisation, and their plans to brick up the Tunnels
which join Liverpool
to the Wirral. It was written by Nicky Allt and Dave Kirby and performed at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
from 3 to 26 August 2006.
The show returned for a third time at the Royal Court from 14 March to 12 April 2008, with the same cast.
A new Brick up show will be on at The Empire Theatre Liverpool in September 2010 ith a whole new cast and storyline.
Kingsway Tunnel
The Kingsway Tunnel is a road tunnel under the River Mersey in Merseyside, northwest England, and runs between Liverpool and Wallasey. It is one and half miles long and is often called the Wallasey Tunnel to distinguish it from the older Queensway Tunnel which runs between Liverpool and...
Three, a fictitious terrorist organisation, and their plans to brick up the Tunnels
Mersey Tunnels
The Mersey Tunnels connect Liverpool with the Wirral Peninsula, under the River Mersey. There are three tunnels: the Mersey Railway Tunnel , and two road tunnels, the Queensway Tunnel and the Kingsway Tunnel...
which join Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
to the Wirral. It was written by Nicky Allt and Dave Kirby and performed at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
The Royal Court Theatre is a theatre at 1 Roe Street, Liverpool, England. It was built in 1938 in an Art Deco style.-History:Built in the 12th Century, the site of the current Royal Court Theatre was originally a water well...
from 3 to 26 August 2006.
Cast
- Dennis Twacky - Roy Brandon
- Ann Twacky - Eithne Browne
- Nick Walton - Carl Chase
- Maggie - Suzanne Collins
- Gerard Gardener - David Edge
- Elliott Neston - Adam Keast
- Dickie Lewis/Dee Estuary - Andrew SchofieldAndrew Schofield-Early life:Born in Kirkby, Merseyside, Schofield attended St Kevin's RC Comprehensive School. At 15 he was cast in Willy Russell's first Play for Today, Death of a Young, Young Man.-Stage:...
- Miss Liz Card - Francis Tucker
Production team
- DirectorTheatre directionA theatre director or stage director is a practitioner in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production by unifying various endeavours and aspects of production...
- Bob Eaton - Production Manager - Jasper Gilbert
- Set DesignScenic designScenic design is the creation of theatrical, as well as film or television scenery. Scenic designers have traditionally come from a variety of artistic backgrounds, but nowadays, generally speaking, they are trained professionals, often with M.F.A...
- Billy Meall - Lighting DesignLighting designerThe role of the lighting designer within theatre is to work with the director, choreographer, set designer, costume designer, and sound designer to create an overall 'look' for the show in response to the text, while keeping in mind issues of visibility, safety and cost...
- Rob Beamer - SoundSoundSound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.-Propagation of...
Design - Charlie Brown - Musical Director - Howard Gray
- ProducerTheatrical producerA theatrical producer is the person ultimately responsible for overseeing all aspects of mounting a theatre production. The independent producer will usually be the originator and finder of the script and starts the whole process...
- Kevin Fearon - Technical Manager - Dave Hughes
- LightingLightingLighting or illumination is the deliberate application of light to achieve some practical or aesthetic effect. Lighting includes the use of both artificial light sources such as lamps and light fixtures, as well as natural illumination by capturing daylight...
Operator - Andrew Patterson - SoundSoundSound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.-Propagation of...
Operator - Colyn D Lewin - DSMStage managementStage management is the practice of organizing and coordinating a theatrical production. It encompasses a variety of activities, including organizing the production and coordinating communications between various personnel...
- Nicola Donithorn - ASM - Lee Anne Bannerman
- StageStage (theatre)In theatre or performance arts, the stage is a designated space for the performance productions. The stage serves as a space for actors or performers and a focal point for the members of the audience...
CrewCrewA crew is a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchical organization. A location in which a crew works is called a crewyard or a workyard...
& FlysFly systemA fly system, flying system or theatrical rigging system, is a system of lines , blocks , counterweights and related devices within a theatre that enable a stage crew to quickly, quietly and safely fly components such as curtains, lights, scenery, stage effects and, sometimes, people...
- Mark Goodall - StageStage (theatre)In theatre or performance arts, the stage is a designated space for the performance productions. The stage serves as a space for actors or performers and a focal point for the members of the audience...
CrewCrewA crew is a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchical organization. A location in which a crew works is called a crewyard or a workyard...
- Ben Cowper - CostumeCostumeThe term costume can refer to wardrobe and dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period. Costume may also refer to the artistic arrangement of accessories in a picture, statue, poem, or play, appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances...
Supervisor - Marie Jones
Re-Run
Brick Up The Mersey Tunnels returned to the Royal Court from Friday 13 July 2007 until Saturday 25 August 2007. All of the cast and much of the crew were the same as the first run.The show returned for a third time at the Royal Court from 14 March to 12 April 2008, with the same cast.
A new Brick up show will be on at The Empire Theatre Liverpool in September 2010 ith a whole new cast and storyline.