Heartwarming country musical ‘Under The Mersey Moon’ is set to return to the Floral Pavilion in 2026 with three special dates on the main stage over Valentine’s weekend. The show was a huge success when it was premiered at the theatre in 2025, becoming its best-selling new musical and enjoying sell-outs and standing ovations.
Due to popular demand and following rave reviews, Under The Mersey Moon is returning to the Wirral theatre in 2026 — this time in its 800-seat auditorium, with performances on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th February, including a Saturday matinee. After such a resounding debut success, another incredible production is in store for audiences.
Radio legend Billy Butler and actress wife Lesley Butler are set to reprise their roles in the hit show, with more casting yet to be announced. The production is created by well-known Merseyside songwriters Jimmy Rae and Pete Davies and features 13 original songs which are performed by a live, six strong band and cast of 12. It is directed by Birkenhead’s Brian McCann.
The play follows the story of Danny Rogers, a struggling country music-obsessed songwriter who is inspired by a secret from the past to follow in the footsteps of his beloved grandfather to Nashville, USA. He dreams of his music being discovered at last but the trip proves to be a very different journey of discovery and changes his life in a way he never expected.
Under The Mersey Moon is an uplifting story about love, home and family that will have you laughing one minute and holding back tears the next. A must for lovers of country music and theatre, its highly anticipated return has been well received — with tickets already flying out in advance.
The play received huge acclaim when it was staged at the Floral Pavilion’s Blue Lounge with critics calling it “a fantastic production that truly had everything — emotion, drama, humour, great music and twists” and music broadcaster and writer Spencer Leigh describing the musical as having “the potential to be another Twopence to Cross the Mersey.” Generous audience members also raised more than £600 for the Friends of Clatterbridge Cancer Charity.
Under The Mersey Moon / 14th-15th Feb 2026 / The Floral Pavilion, New Brighton, Wirral
