An Awfully Big Adventure

(1995)Directed by Mike Newell113 min · RRomance, Drama, Comedy
In love, as in life, destiny is always waiting in the wings

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.

Hugh Grantas Meredith Potter
Alan Rickmanas P.L. O'Hara
Alun Armstrongas Uncle Vernon
Peter Firthas Bunny
Rita Tushinghamas Aunt Lily
ACAlan Coxas Geoffrey
Nicola Pagettas Dotty Blundell
Carol Drinkwateras Dawn Allenby
Clive Merrisonas Desmond Fairchild
Ruth McCabeas Grace Bird
James Frainas John Harbour
Pat Laffanas Mr Harcourt
Patti Loveas Mary Deare
Hilary Reynoldsas Babs Osbourne
Tom Hickeyas Freddie Reynalde
Robbie Doolinas Reporter
Johnny Murphyas One Eye
Peter O'Farrellas Long John Silver
Agnes Bernelleas Mrs Ackerly