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An Awfully Big Adventure

An Awfully Big Adventure

# In love, as in life, destiny is always waiting in the wings
Romance   Drama   Comedy
📜 Overview: Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue and learns about the grown-up world of the theater.
💵 Budget: USD 4,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1995-05-11
⌚ Running Time: 113 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.7

Beloved Cast

Alan Rickman original image
P.L. O'Hara
Alan Rickman
Hugh Grant original image
Meredith Potter
Hugh Grant
Georgina Cates original image
Stella
Georgina Cates
Alun Armstrong original image
Uncle Vernon
Alun Armstrong
Peter Firth original image
Bunny
Peter Firth
Prunella Scales original image
Rose
Prunella Scales
Rita Tushingham original image
Aunt Lily
Rita Tushingham
Alan Cox original image
Geoffrey
Alan Cox
Edward Petherbridge original image
St.Ives
Edward Petherbridge
Nicola Pagett original image
Dotty Blundell
Nicola Pagett
Carol Drinkwater original image
Dawn Allenby
Carol Drinkwater
Clive Merrison original image
Desmond Fairchild
Clive Merrison
Gerard McSorley original image
George
Gerard McSorley
Ruth McCabe original image
Grace Bird
Ruth McCabe
James Frain original image
John Harbour
James Frain
Pat Laffan original image
Mr Harcourt
Pat Laffan
Patti Love original image
Mary Deare
Patti Love
Hilary Reynolds original image
Babs Osbourne
Hilary Reynolds
Tom Hickey original image
Freddie Reynalde
Tom Hickey
Robbie Doolin original image
Reporter
Robbie Doolin
Brendan Conroy original image
Disley
Brendan Conroy
Johnny Murphy original image
One Eye
Johnny Murphy
Peter O'Farrell original image
Long John Silver
Peter O'Farrell
Agnes Bernelle original image
Mrs Ackerly
Agnes Bernelle
Larry Murphy original image
Inspector
Larry Murphy
Vicky Curtis original image
Ellen
Vicky Curtis
Brian McGrath original image
Vicar
Brian McGrath
Padraig O'Raghallaigh original image
GPO Clerk
Padraig O'Raghallaigh
Nick Grennell original image
Actor
Nick Grennell
Willie Smith original image
Empire Stage Manager
Willie Smith
Katy O'Donnell original image
Young Stella
Katy O'Donnell

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