Rehearsals began this week for the forthcoming tour of Maine Road. All of the original cast have been reunited to work on Sarah’s script which has been developed again for the stage since the adaptation for BBC Radio 4. The tour begins on Friday 12 March at 8pm in The Lowry’s Quays Theatre (tickets still available at The Lowry), then in the Studio for Thu 18 – Sat 20 March (the only tickets available are for the 2pm performance on Sat), then to Whitby Hall in Ellesmere Port on Sat 10 April, Saltburn Community hall on Sat 24 April and Halifax Square Chapel on Fri 30 April.
The cast are Dan Fitzsimons (Leo), Marie Critchley (Elaine), Sarah McDonald Hughes (Jade), Thomas Aldersley (Clive) and Francesca Waite (Donna/Landlady). Maine Road is directed again by Martin Gibbons with sound by Mat Clowes and stage management by Miriam Ainsworth.