Photo credit: Chris Payne
"The Boffs were outsiders, not local like, even though we were born there. I was only really a Boff by association."
Solo- storyteller Liz revisits her childhood memories and home in West Cumbria in an attempt to understand whether she still belongs there, or ever did. In this multi-generational piece, Liz takes the audience on a journey through the rural landscape and environment of her home, reconnecting with voices from the past and her young family now. In doing so, she unearths some painful home truths. By the end, Liz and the audience discover a shared reality that she hadn't set out to find.
'Local' will have audiences laughing and crying simultaneously, it will feel familiar but unsettling. Visuals and sound help encompass Liz’s world in the early 90s.
LR PRODUCTIONS NEWS
Our new show 'Local' is now on sale!
Opening for a short premier run:
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15th May 7.30pm Rosehill Theatre, Cumbria
17th May 7.30pm Gosforth Public Hall, Cumbria
19th May 7.30pm Beckermet Reading Rooms, Cumbria
23rd & 24th May 7.30pm Theatre by the Lake, Cumbria
6th June 8pm The Lowry, Manchester
12th June 7.30pm Lighthouse Arts Centre, Poole
13th June 7pm, Dukes Theatre, Lancaster
SWIM's final tour:
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9th March 2023 Dukes theatre, Lancaster SOLD OUT
10th March 2023 Derby theatre SOLD OUT
16th-18th March 2023 Omnibus theatre, London
15th & 16th June 2023 Edge Theatre, Manchester SOLD OUT
20th June 2023 Lighthouse theatre, Poole SOLD OUT
22nd June 2023 Thorington amphitheatre, Suffolk
23rd June 2023 Stephen Joseph theatre, Scarborough SOLD OUT
24th June 2023 Crucible theatre, Sheffield SOLD OUT
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SWIM is published by Methuen Drama. BUY your copy
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SWIM teamed with the National Trust to make and create a QR recording of snippets from the show and access on NT walks around various locations in the UK, listen here. ​