Particular Friends of Paterson
by Hayley Greggs
"...jet black locks, a strong jawline and the kind
of eyes that sparkle by candlelight against a waxy
sky of stars in June..."
Barnes and Potter - skilled ingénues and steadfast aviator groupies - are after one thing and one thing only: Formby's 25 year-old flying superstar, Cecil Compton Paterson.
Whoever persuades Paterson to take up, and win, the Daily Mail Air Race from Liverpool to Manchester gets to keep him. Cue a genteel war of wits, full of refined aggression, polite altercation and civil incivility - complete with teddy bears, pear drops and a small tree.
Much in the vein of The Importance of Being Earnest, Particular Friends of Paterson pits modern celebrity worship against the Edwardian mask of manners.
Funders and Friends
CREATIVE TEAM
Cast
Lindsay Goulbourne
Hayley Greggs
Rachel Hankin
Rose Hardy
Zoe Marras
Rachel Molloy
Amber-Page Moss
Katy Owens
Keri Spellman
Directors
Ursula Carey-Jenkins
Natalie Ann Dowdeswell
Chris Fittock
Designer
Grace Stead
Composer
Christopher Johns
Film Maker
Natalie Humphreys
Historians
Nicola Jones
Dr. Reg Yorke
David Davies
Bob Jones
The Theatre in the Rough Festival 2012 is funded by:
The Heritage Lottery Fund
Arts Council England Grants
for the Arts
And is supported by:
Merseyside Maritime Museum
Sefton MBC Arts & Cultural Services
Friends of Old Christ Church
