"BEER'S a bit cloudy isn't it?" asked the pub customer.

"What do you expect for 36p - thunder and lightning?" was the quick-as-a-flash reply from long-gone Tyldesley licensee Jimmy Merrill.

A couple of lines of bar room banter which Impact Theatre duo John Molloy and Hilary Pollard muse upon as they practise being hosts behind the bar of the Mort Arms.

John and Hilary have the demanding role of playing all the characters on both sides of the bar in northern playwright Jim Cartwright's "Two".

Every aspect of local pub life is covered in director Darren Stott's production which is being staged on June 17 at Culcheth High School and on June 19 and 20 at Fred Longworth High drama studio. Curtains up at 8pm at both venues.

Tickets cost £4 and £3 concessionary. For details call 01942 891945.

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