Qlocal was invited to the opening night of Benidorm Live at the Liverpool Empire.

The tears were running down my face it was so funny.

From the moment the show’s theme music strikes up the audience are up for it. There are panto-sized cheers for every entrance, from Sherrie Hewson’s brittle middle-manager Joyce and Shelley Longworth’s perennially peppy Sam, to Tony Maudsley’s doyen of on-site hairdressing salon Blow-and-Go, Kenneth, and his sidekick Liam, played by Adam Gillen.

Don’t think you need to have seen the TV show to understand it on stage – you don’t. It is equally enjoyable for first-timers as well as long-standing fans.

So grab your Sex On The Beach cocktails and head on down for an absolute blinder of a night.

Starring Jake Canuso (Mateo), Janine Duvitski (Jacqueline), Adam Gillen (Liam), Sherrie Hewson (Joyce Temple-Savage), Shelley Longworth (Sam), Tony Maudsley (Kenneth) and featuring Neptune’s very own Asa Elliott, the official world premiere of Derren Litten's smash-hit ITV comedy Benidorm is set to bring sunshine and smiles to the UK and Ireland in the stage debut production of the hugely popular TV show.

ITV’s award-winning comedy celebrates over a decade of all-inclusive hilarity, having followed the ensemble cast of holiday makers and staff for ten series since it first broadcast in 2007. Litten has now written an all new set of Alicante escapades for the much-loved cast members as they swap sangria for the stage - after a quick spruce up at the Blow ‘n’ Go!

Book now for a dose of Benidorm sunshine and see your favourite stars from the Solana live on stage for the very first time.

For tickets https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/ben...erpool-empire/

Went last night! pure brilliance, well done!