The Midnight Bell

The bittersweet, clandestine, romance between West End chorus boy, Albert, and off-duty police officer, Frank, is one of the highlights of The Midnight Bell, focusing on a whole era of long forgotten gay history and experience. These are the only characters in the show that are not directly taken from a Patrick Hamilton novel, but they perfectly take us to the heart of that secret longing that The Midnight Bell is all about.

Albert and Frank performed by Liam Mower and Andy Monaghan, filmed in 2021.

Kindly barmaid, Ella, reluctantly agrees to go on a date with regular customer, Mr Eccles. Can she get through the evening without her persistent suitor declaring his undying love?

Ella and Mr Eccles performed by Bryony Pennington and Reece Causton, filmed in 2021.

Lovelorn young barman, Bob, is infatuated with beautiful but damaged “street walker”, Jenny. Is she charmed by his devoted attention or is she luring him down a murky path to romantic disillusionment?

Bob and Jenny performed by Paris Fitzpatrick and Bryony Wood, filmed in 2021.