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Two Cities…Half the World Away – Liverpool’s Royal Court
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Two Cities…Half the World Away – Liverpool’s Royal Court

“Two Cities…Half the World Away” by Beyond The Line Theatre Company at The Royal Court Studio was a joyful production that had the audience hooked from the first moment. Callum O’Brien, the director of both the company and the production, staged Nicky Allt’s newer play – you might know him from his better-known “One Night in Istanbul” or “Brick Up the Mersey Tunnels”. Allt’s aptitude for inciting football pride, along with the actor’s abundance of energy left the audience smiling from start to finish. The story follows two men – meant to be somewhere in their early thirties but looking freshly graduated from college – on their way to an important football match before getting thrown into a police cell until their unpaid fines are paid up. Liam (played by Joseph Stanley), a scouser who c...