The Legend Of Rooney’s Ring: Liverpool Royal Court, July 18th – August 23rd

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I bet you didn’t see this one coming, did you?

The Legend of Rooney’s Ring will be playing at Liverpool’s Royal Court from July the 18th to August 23rd. What a name for a show. You’ve got to laugh, haven’t you?

It’s a kind of swords and sorcery pastiche. Game of Thrones vibes but utterly ridiculous, with Wayen and Colleen (or C’leen) Rooney as the main characters, and loads of original songs. It’s based on an urban myth about the real Wayne and Colleen having a massive row in their car. Apparently, Colleen threw her very expensive engagement ring out the window, word got round, and the next day half of Liverpool were out with metal detectors trying to find it.

I don’t think I can do a better job of explaining this show than the writer, so here is the official blurb:

“Once upon a time in the kingdom of Liverpool, there lived a mighty warrior. Ever since he was a boy he was fast and strong and incredibly handsome. He could outrun any man or horse (and he had great buns). His name was WAYNE.

The Legend Of Rooney’s Ring – it’s like our Christmas Show but the weather’s better.

Join us in the far-flung, mystical land of Liverpool where you will meet our hero. He is on a dangerous quest of heroic deeds and has vowed to fight evil through sheer force of will while his great buns are clad in a fetching pair of furry undies. He doesn’t care about all that fighting though, he just wants his C’leen back.

C’leen was a humble bricklayer’s daughter from Crocky but, with her shiny caramel hair, she was the most beautiful woman in the whole kingdom. They fell deeply in love, making the sunshine, the flowers grow and the birds sing as tunefully as Posh Spice after the autotune’s been turned right up. All was right with the world, until Wayne got distracted by some lovely ladies and C’leen biffed his ring out of the window over the hill and far far away.”

It actually sounds really good, doesn’t it?

The show is written by scouser Helen Serafinowicz, who wrote the BBC show Motherland.

Tickets and Prices

If you want to go see what happens to mighty Wayne, his buns, and his caramel haired beloved, you will need to book tickets. Most shows are in the evenings, starting at 8:00pm, but there are matinees every Saturday as well as on selected Wednesdays, starting at 2:00pm.

Here is the standard pricing:

Stalls – £24.00
Circle – £20.00

However, with this being very scouse themed production, there is another option. You can buy a ticket that comes with… a bowl of scouse! Fine dining has come to the Royal Court.

These tickets obviously cost more: