Cheer up, this is only the beginning
By Marcelo Dos Santos, Chloe Moss, Jeff Young and Helen Blakeman
High Hearted Theatre for Liverpool Playhouse
November 2011
Designer: Nina Patel-Grainger
Sound: Martin Heslop
Photos by Brian Roberts
Cast: Neil Caple, Helen Carter, Laura Dos Santos, Kerry Peers, Joseph Wilkins, Lenny Wood
Video excerpts from 'Cheer up, this is only the beginning'
backstage love story
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/35318623
williamson square
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/34837153
closure of the theatre
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/34837153
last speech
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