On the eve of St Valentine’s Day, The Epstein Theatre plays host to a moving real-life story, a tale of love and loss, and the grief that follows.
Using the words of the late activist and poet Sandra Richardson, who passed away at Marie Curie Hospice in Liverpool last year, and the reflections of her artist wife Clare Beloved, the play weaves a testimony to the power of love and grief.
A Very Liverpool Love Story comes to The Epstein Theatre on Sunday 13 February 2022 at 7.30pm. Tickets are on sale now, with proceeds being donated to Marie Curie Hospice in Liverpool.
The play is staged on Sandra’s 58th Birthday, and is a message of enduring love and hope while celebrating the power of creativity and community to help others through grief.
Six months on from Sandra’s death, Clare has gathered unpublished words, poems and love notes written by Sandra while in the hospice, along with her own writing and diary entries from that time, and crafted them into a powerful performance piece.
The play will include a mix of imagery, poetry and live music, providing theatregoers a gentle way in which to remember anyone close to them who may have passed away.
The second half of the evening will be hosted by Liverpool-born performance poet Gerry Potter, and will include an opportunity for the audience to write special Valentine’s cards to loved ones who have died and post into a Marie Curie postbox and light a candle. There will also be Birthday cake to celebrate Sandra’s life. The Marie Curie team will be on stage sharing their own creative reflections on love and loss, and members of the charity’s wellbeing team will be available to offer support.