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An Awfully Big Adventure

In love, as in life, destiny is always waiting in the wings

Genres

RomanceDramaComedy

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.

Details

Budget

$4000000

Revenue

$851545

Runtime

113 min

Release Date

1995-05-11

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Vote Count

62

Vote Average

6.658

Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

Alan Rickman

P.L. O'Hara

Hugh Grant

Meredith Potter

Georgina Cates

Stella

Alun Armstrong

Uncle Vernon

Peter Firth

Bunny

Prunella Scales

Rose

Rita Tushingham

Aunt Lily

Alan Cox

Geoffrey

Edward Petherbridge

St.Ives

Nicola Pagett

Dotty Blundell

Carol Drinkwater

Dawn Allenby

Clive Merrison

Desmond Fairchild

Gerard McSorley

George

Ruth McCabe

Grace Bird

James Frain

John Harbour

Pat Laffan

Mr Harcourt

Patti Love

Mary Deare

Hilary Reynolds

Babs Osbourne

Tom Hickey

Freddie Reynalde

Robbie Doolin

Reporter

Brendan Conroy

Disley

Johnny Murphy

One Eye

Peter O'Farrell

Long John Silver

Agnes Bernelle

Mrs Ackerly

Larry Murphy

Inspector

Vicky Curtis

Ellen

Brian McGrath

Vicar

Padraig O'Raghallaigh

GPO Clerk

Nick Grennell

Actor

Willie Smith

Empire Stage Manager

Katy O'Donnell

Young Stella

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