Pool of Blood

Music hall is dying in Liverpool 1911. Outside rioters take to the streets as an over-reached Empire spirals towards a war to end all wars. Inside, the latest French fad, Grand Guignol, a graphic theatre of blood, attempts to assuage a craving port’s audience. But will those dancing on the edge of the abyss be satisfied with the illusion of death? The murderous cabaret of no return sings its swan songs, while backstage washed bodies are readied for shipping. It’s anyone’s guess what to believe, as these intrigues of bloodlust unfold in a strangely familiar story.