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Review of By The Waters of Liverpool – Darlington Hippodrome

by Andrew Harrison
September 30, 2023
in Art & Leisure
Review of By The Waters of Liverpool – Darlington Hippodrome

By The Waters of Liverpool

BY The Waters of Liverpool has finally made it to Darlington Hippodrome, after being cancelled for obvious reasons in 2020. Based on Helen Forrester’s books, they follow her own life in an autobiographical style.

This story follows Helen’s teenage years through the start of the 2nd World War. The first act takes us through the miserable time she is having. She’s not treated as fairly as other siblings in the family, her mother, Lynn Francis, is appalling to Helen, her father, Tom Roberts, financially ruined the family losing it all in the 1929 crash. Eventually she does persuade her family to allow her to go to work, ironically working for a charity helping those in need.

As the bombs start to fall, everything starts to change in the 2nd act for Helen, where in the first act she had a miserable exitance, now there is a glimmer of hope. Her mother begins to show her equally amongst her siblings. She starts to go out dancing, meeting friends and eventually meeting Harry, Joe Gill. Here she finds her first romance where her future is looking promising.

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The characters throughout are larger than life resulting in some being over the top. Though the narration to the audience drives the story forward it means the performances often becomes static. Emma Mulligan as Helen, is incredibly strong in her performance, surrounded by a versatile cast.

Runs until Saturday 30th September at Darlington Hippodrome.

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