We’re busy getting ready for our fourth Everyman Company production, Lizzie Nunnery’s funny and touching play with songs, which opens next week.

Set in Liverpool 2017, The Sum is a story that goes to the heart of what it is to be a family and how much you would sacrifice to hold on to those you love. Filled with music and songs that The Company will perform alongside a live band, it's a mix of toe-tapping tunes and melancholy blues, with a handful of dance numbers thrown in too.

Back in the day, we did a workshop of The Sum at Everyword, our new writing festival. We've included Lizzie singing early versions of some of the songs below: Forgive Me If I Smile (the Day that Maggie Thatcher Died), Poverty Knocks and One Day I Want to Get Straight.

With a lot of warmth between the characters and plenty of laughs through the music, we think it’s going to be quite special. Get your tickets now...

The Sum - a play with songs by Lizzie Nunnery is at the Everyman, Sat 6 May to Sat 20 May.