Performance history[edit]

The play premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2006, where Brough and Elizabeth won the Fringe First award for new writing. It transferred to the Arts Theatre in London's West End for a limited run at the end of 2006, before a three-day run from 24 to 27 January 2007 at Liverpool's Unity Theatre.[1] It returned to the Arts Theatre for a three-week run from 3 to 21 April 2007, now subtitled City of Culture?[2]

Film adaptation[edit]

Brough and Elizabeth, with David Morrissey, adapted the play into a feature film called Don't Worry About Me after Morrissey saw it at the Arts.[3] Brough and Elizabeth reprise their roles as David and Tina. It was filmed on location in Liverpool in September and October 2007 on a budget of £100,000.[4][5] Due to Morrissey's acting commitments, editing and other post-production work delayed the film's release.[6] It premiered at the 53rd London Film Festival.[7] After the screening, a distribution deal was signed with the BBC for the film to be shown on television.[8] The film was broadcast on BBC Two on 7 March 2010, and was released on DVD the next day.[9] Although many scenes were filmed around the city, some filming was done on the other side of the river, at Yummy's Cafe, in Wallasey Village, and on New Brighton beach.

Malcolm Rock, "", Whatsonstage.com.

The Pool - City of Culture?

Dominic Cavendish, "", The Daily Telegraph.

Memories to paint the town purple

Fiona Mountford, "", Evening Standard.

The Pool - City of Culture?

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