The musical by Willy Russell in which I played the lead, Mr Briggs. The musical is about students from an inner-city school in Liverpool who go on a trip to Conwy Castle in Wales. Mrs Kay teaches a class of illiterate pupils, called the "Progress Class". At the very last minute, the disciplinarian Deputy Headteacher, Mr Briggs, also joins.

Using complex film, lighting, and with a minimalist set choreographed to create many different environments, this innovative and moving production reflected what life was and is currently like for less fortunate children in today's crippling education system.