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Tigers – Award-winning play returns to Liverpool

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Brian Hutchinson based his award-winning play, Tigers, on a recurring nightmare of being chased by a Bengal tiger.

Sixty years later, he realised that the nightmare was a subliminal memory of the abuse he experienced at the age of eight.

Synopsis

The story of Robert, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, who, during a lucid dream, meets his inner self and confronts his decades of guilt, trauma and shame, ultimately learning to love himself once more.

A powerful one-act play showing how a horrific experience can be transformed into a beautiful, poetic piece.

Directed by award-winning director Samantha Moores.

The characters of Self and Inner Self are portrayed by multi-award-winning actors Peter Merrall and Ted Grant.

Tigers returns to Liverpool

The play will be performed again at The Hope Street Theatre, Liverpool, on Tuesday 22 September 2026 at 7:30pm.

There will also be a Q&A session afterwards.

Reflecting on the play, Brian Hutchinson said:

“I’m so proud of how I have turned a horrific, life-changing ‘car crash’ moment into a beautiful, powerful piece that has a great message of hope for survivors of sexual abuse.”

 

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