Rob later developed Twopence into a stage play, which premiered in Liverpool in 2015 before touring the north west of England in 2016. Helen traveled from her home in Edmonton, Canada to see her story come to life on stage. Through a meeting of creative minds, Rob adapted Helen’s book into a stage musical in 1994, which premiered at the Liverpool Empire Theatre. The popular stage adaptation of Twopence To Cross The Mersey has been updated by author Rob Fennah, who had a longstanding friendship with Helen Forrester. Helen’s literary achievements were celebrated further in 2020 when an iconic blue plaque was unveiled at the late author’s family home in Hoylake on the Wirral, a location that played an important role in her work.

Millions of people around the world know the life story of Helen Forrester as told in her bestselling autobiographical books Twopence To Cross The Mersey, Liverpool Miss, By The Waters Of Liverpool and Lime Street At Two. In 1931 Helen's spendthrift father was declared bankrupt, forcing the family to leave behind the nannies, servants, and beautiful middle-class home in the gentler.

Playwright and producer Rob Fennah said: “Twopence has received some great reviews during its first full tour of the UK (another 5 stars from Lichfield today) and we will all be at the beautiful Epstein Theater in Liverpool to welcome it home on November 5th.” Adapted from Helen Forrester's million-selling autobiography, Twopence To Cross The Mersey is a stunning period drama set in the early 1930's in the midst of the Great Depression. The cast of 9 will play more than 40 characters – they are Mark Moraghan, Daniel Taylor, Parry Glasspool, Jenny Murphy, Lynn Francis, Lynne Fitzgerald, Robert Hudson, Roy Carruthers and Chloe McDonald. The new touring production of Twopence To Cross The Mersey is produced by Rob Fennah and Lynn McDermott for Pulse Records Limited in association with Bill Elms and directed by Gareth Tudor Price. Twopence To Cross The Mersey pays The Atkinson in Southport November 1-4 and The Epstein Theater November 5-12.

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