Be My Baby was first staged to unanimous acclaim by London's Soho Theatre in 1998.

The play, set in 1964, centres around 19 year old Mary who is seven months pregnant and packing her bags in readiness for her mother to whisk her off to a church run residential home for pregnant, unmarried women.

The play follows Mary on her poignant journey as she learns to cope with her situation and fights a losing battle to retain her teenage illusions about marrying and keeping the baby.

Despite being cut off from their families and daily battles with a no-nonsense matron, Mary and her new found friends at the home shine with youthful effervescence.

Set against a backdrop of the social attitudes of the 1960s, this beautifully touching and funny piece, defined by the music of the day, movingly transports us back to the dawn of the sexual revolution.

As the girls sing along to the romantic fantasies of 60's hits by artists such as the Ronettes, Dusty Springfield and the Shangri-Las, they transport the audience back to a time when a Dansette record player had the power to inspire aspirations of a future filled with endless opportunity and promise.

Mary is played by well known television actress Rebecca Callard.

Rebecca started her career at an early age with the role of Arrietty in the BBC's 1993 adaptation of The Borrowers.

At the age of 18 she played Juliet in Judi Dench's Romeo and Juliet in the Open Air Regents Park Theatre. Rebecca has also starred in many TV programmes including Laura in BBC's Sunburn and two series of ITV's The Grand as Kate Morris.

Queenie is played by Kellie Bright who also began her career as a child actress, playing the role of Joanna for six years in ITV's The Upper Hand.

Kellie has more recently been seen on film in Ali G in Da House, as Ali G's girlfriend Julie and on TV as the character Cassie, in ITV's Bad Girls. She was recently recognised for her theatre work and nominated for an Ian Charleston Award for her role as Masha in The Seagull at Manchester Royal Exchange. Kellie is also known as Kate Aldridge on Radio 4's The Archers.

The cast is completed by Hannah Storey as Norma, Hannah Watkins as Dolores, Maggie Ollerenshaw as Matron and Liz Crowther who plays Mary's mother, Mrs Adams.

Liz was last seen at the Playhouse in 2003 as Pat in Victoria Wood's Pat and Margaret and has just finished a national tour of Abigail's Party with Hampstead Theatre.

Be My Baby is directed by Raz Shaw, designed by Jaimie Todd, with lighting designed by David Holmes.

• Be My Baby runs from Thursday 10 - Saturday 26 June
Box Office: 01722 320333
Tickets £8.50 - £17 (discounts available)