Liverpool’s Royal Court is a creative hub for new, Scouse* writing, that attracts audiences from all around the city. As writer and executive producer of the theatre, Kevin Fearon’s new production, based on Lerner and Lowe’s 1956 musical ‘My Fair Lady’, certainly fits this bill, but does this story need a somewhat makeover, not too dissimilar from the lead protagonist herself?
Set in our modern day of 2019, Lizzie Ripon, and her feisty co-worker Steph, run a posh florist in Liverpool One, in desperate need of some financial gain. On the flip side, the McDermott family are about to lose the mother of their family, Julie, and are leaving son, Higson, a large sum of money if he can find himself ‘a good Scouse woman’ to settle down with. Lizzie and Higson hit it off, but Lizzie needs to convince the family that she’s a ‘proper Scouser’ to win the jackpot, which friend and expert, Steph, helps with.
