Tuesday 21 June
7.30pm
Prescot Parish Meeting Room
FILM: OUR DAY OUT (1977)
£4
Whiston-born
playwright Willy Russell (pictured) penned this much-loved
comedy-drama, and the BBC filmed it as part of the Play for
Today TV series in 1977. The story of a Liverpool school's
day out in Wales, it provokes all the laughter and tears we've
come to expect from its creator, whose other successes include
Educating Rita, Blood Brothers and Shirley
Valentine.
Prescot actor Bill Moores,
who plays the coach driver in Our Day Out, will introduce
this special screening with a short talk about his memories of
the filming. Bill is a much-loved local character and is known
nationwide for his recurring role as Cedric in ITV's
Liverpool-set sitcom Watching (1987-1993).
The cast also includes Alun
Armstrong (New Tricks) and Elizabeth Estensen (The
Liver Birds).
Tickets:
Wool Shop, Eccleston Street, Prescot Phone* Ticketweb on 08444 771 000 or
click here to purchase online*
Alternatively, send
an SAE to:
Prescot Festival Tickets, Flat 4, 57 Canning Street, Liverpool, L8
7NW
Include the name(s) of the event(s), number of tickets and a cheque
made payable to Prescot Festival
*Booking & postal
fees apply to tickets bought by phone & online
Whiston-born
playwright Willy Russell (pictured) penned this much-loved
comedy-drama, and the BBC filmed it as part of the Play for
Today TV series in 1977. The story of a Liverpool school's
day out in Wales, it provokes all the laughter and tears we've
come to expect from its creator, whose other successes include
Educating Rita, Blood Brothers and Shirley
Valentine.