In love, as in life, destiny is always waiting in the wings
65% Match1995R1h 53m
RomanceDramaComedy
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.
Cast: Alan Rickman, Georgina Cates, Hugh Grant, Alun Armstrong, Peter Firth, Prunella Scales
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About An Awfully Big Adventure
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.
Popularity
3.1
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$851,545
Release
May 11, 1995
Genres
Romance, Drama, Comedy
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Studios
British Screen Productions
Portman Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Keywords
based on novel or bookenglandliverpool, englandtheatre company1940shopeful