Zho Visual Theatre have announced that The Quiet Little Englishman - the theatrical production based on the life of George Groves - will open in Liverpool on October 15th with ten performances staged over two weeks. As previously reported in this blog, it's written by Esther Wilson and is her second European Capital of Culture commission. Her first, Ten Tiny Toes at the Liverpool Everyman in June explored the conflicts experienced by returning soldiers and received very favourable reviews. (see Independent, Guardian, Telegraph).

The historic and disused Park Palace music hall / cinema where the production is being staged, has required a considerable amount of refurbishment to make it fit for theatrical purpose once again, but director Paula Simms tells this website that "the venue is coming along nicely and is almost ready".

A dedicated Quiet Little Englishman page will be added to this site over the next few days but for the moment here are the dates and ticket info:

Dates:     Wednesday 15th - Sunday 19th October
                    Wednesday 22nd - Sunday 26th October
Showtime:    7.45pm  
Tickets:    £10 (£7 concessions)
Venue:   The Park Palace (on the corner of Park Street & Mill Street), Liverpool, L8 6QN.
Booking Information:   Unity Theatre Box Office: 0151 709 4988
Websites:  Unity Theatre Website    Zho Visual Theatre Website

There was a three minute report on the Quiet Little Englishman production on the BBC earlier this year which can be viewed from one of these links:
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