Liverpool Theatre Festival announces fantastic programme of new works at Little LTF
Liverpool Theatre Festival has revealed an exciting line-up of shows set to be premiered at Little LTF, its festival of new works, when it returns to Liverpool City Centre from 3-8 May.
The second annual Little LTF will be staged at St Luke’s Bombed Out Church and is dedicated to nurturing up-and-coming talent and showcasing new works for the first time.
12 new productions will be premiered over six days, having been chosen from more than 30 entries by an experienced panel of industry professionals. Media and industry professionals will be invited to see the shows first-hand at the festival and accolades will also be given to outstanding productions in specific categories.
Genres represented in the diverse and inclusive programme include cabaret, comedy, disability arts, drama, family entertainment, LGBTQ and musical theatre.
The 2022 festival opens on 3 May with Megan Hindley and Beth Amos’ murder-mystery comedy Not Drunk But Disorderly, followed on 4 May with Grandmother, a heart-warming musical play by Asa Murphy.
It continues on 5 May with comedy Keeping Mum, written by Karl Voden, and Mark Heller’s drama Killing Mice, while on 6 May festivalgoers can enjoy Paul Daley’s saucy, warm-hearted romantic comedy It Must Be Love, being brought to the stage by Pampas Plays, and get up close and personal with the star of Angie Waller and Claire Jones’ cabaret show An Evening With Nana Funk.
A busy weekend of shows opens on 7 May with Murder, Mayhem and Magic, a children’s show from Kate Allerston and A Place for Us by CIC Theatre, followed by drama Around the World in 72 Days: The Story of Nellie Bly by writer Rebekah McLoughlin and presented by Crew of Patches Theatre Company, and Sh*t Faced Santa, an outrageous festive comedy by All Day Breakfast Theatre Company.
And the festival concludes on 8 May with writer and director Victoria Evaristo’s disability arts drama Just Aretha, Rebecca Casey and company’s musical theatre extravaganza Bigger Than Broadway, and powerful Hillsborough play 97+ by Tom Cain.
Producer and artistic director Bill Elms said: “When we launched Little LTF last year, we were overwhelmed by the response both from creatives and from our audiences who flocked to see the fantastic range of new work staged at the Bombed-Out Church.
“That has continued this year with an incredibly high standard of submissions across the board. The ambition, creativity and talent on show means the panel has had a really tough time choosing just 12 shows to premiere at next month’s festival.
“I can’t wait to see them staged for the first time and I know our audiences are going to be just as inspired and entertained by what they see.”
Tickets go on sale from 12pm today (7 April). For more information and to book tickets, please click here.