MERSEYSIDE's Royal Court becomes home to the uproarious comedy Brick up the Mersey Tunnels, starring Wirral's own Suzanne Collins, for the second year running.

Suzanne 28, best known for her role as Nicky Shadwick in Brookside, plays a toaster-tanned scouser called Maggie in this surreal comedy about three men from Liverpool who have an axe to grind with the Wirral.

Suzanne describes the play, which will run for six weeks this summer, as hilarious, she said: "Usually in a play the actors go to their dressing rooms and wait for their cue, but with this play we stay in the wings and watch because it's just so funny."

Liverpool writers Dave Kirby and Nicky Allt have taken a wry look at the relationship between Wirral and Liverpool in order to produce this play, they say it is written in the context that allows us to laugh at each other and ourselves.

Last year the show began with an audience mostly from Liverpool, but as word spread and more performances took place, up to 30% of the audience were taken over by people from the Wirral, allowing both sides of the Mersey to witness the divide between them satirically under one roof.

Suzanne Collins was born in Liverpool, but at a young age crossed over to our side of the water, Suzanne now lives in Oxton with her two-year-old daughter Mya.

The bubbly actress expressed her love for comedy saying that her favourite TV programme is Shameless, she said "Most people I know on Wirral love comedy and music - this play is brimming with both of them, which is why I cant wait for it to start again."

Classic songs such as Pink Floyd's Another Brick Wall are written as parodies with the lyrics changed and performed in this play, Suzanne laughed as she told the Globe that her young daughter tries to copy an altered version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow, which her character sings.

She went on to say: "As well as this being a great play to be in, it also provides six weeks of consistent evening work for me, which is really good because I get to be with Mya all day." Since leaving Brookside, Suzanne has performed in various plays across Merseyside and has taken on roles in television dramas including The Bill.

She also has her own business, High Horizons, which she runs with her friend Ann Marie Davies, who also starred in Brookside - together they run an anti-bullying campaign and teach children screen acting.

Suzanne finished by saying: "I recommend this play to anyone who enjoys a laugh from either side of the water, honest it's brilliant."

Bricking up the Mersey Tunnels will run from July 13 - August 25, at The Royal Court.