The Legend of Rooney’s Ring show announced for Liverpool’s Royal Court

Showbiz Scouse folklore is at the heart of new show The Legend of Rooney’s Ring which will launch at Liverpool’s Royal Court.

The full cast has been unveiled for The Legend of Rooney’s Ring, the brand new summer blockbuster at Liverpool’s Royal Court. In fact it’s so hilarious it’s like a classic Royal Court Christmas show, but with better weather. It’s the first play by Helen Serafinowicz (Motherland, Amandaland) who is telling a tale inspired by the first couple of Liverpool, Coleen and Wayne. 

Comedian and actor John May (This City is Ours, Doctor Who, Tin Star) is making his debut as Wayne, a mighty warrior and the story’s hero. He is joined by Emma Grace Arends who plays C’leen. 

Already announced are Lindzi Germain as Queen Colette and Keddy Sutton as Nana. They’re joined by Royal Court favourites Adam McCoy and Liam Tobin. Jess Smith, who recently starred in the tour of Blood Brothers, joins the cast. As does comedian and actor Terry Mynott, known for Channel 4’s The Mimic, Very Important People and Toast of London. 

The show, directed by Stephen Fletcher and designed by Olivia Du Monceau, is inspired by one of Liverpool’s weirdest and wildest showbiz tales, when Coleen biffed Wayne’s ring and a search was launched to find the jewel. The play takes that tale and turns it into a hilarious journey of heroic endeavour and dastardly deeds. The quest is on to find the ring, to protect the realm and save it from one of the most fiendish villains who has ever trodden on the Royal Court stage.

To find out more, visit the Royal Court website.

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