▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Culture , ▁Media ▁and ▁Sport ). ▁The ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁has ▁been ▁def ended ▁by ▁Phil ▁Red mond , ▁who ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁performance ▁as ▁Liverpool ▁Culture ▁Company ' s ▁art istic ▁director . ▁ ▁He ▁said ▁" At ▁£ 1 . 5 m ▁I ▁think ▁it ' s ▁actually ▁che aper ▁than ▁( book ing ) ▁Mac ca ▁( S ir ▁Paul ▁McC art ney ) ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁got ▁us ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁Mor ning ▁Post . ▁So ▁it ' s ▁good ▁value ▁for ▁money ." ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁project ▁has ▁come ▁in ▁for ▁criticism ▁in ▁some ▁qu arters : ▁the ▁UK ▁mental ▁health ▁char ity ▁An x iety ▁has ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁potentially ▁tra um atic ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁production ▁upon ▁those ▁suffering ▁with ▁ara chn oph ob ia ," ▁and ▁the ▁Tax Pay ers ' ▁Alliance ▁has ▁called ▁the ▁art work ▁an ▁" out rage ous ▁waste ▁of ▁tax pay ers ' ▁money ". ▁The ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁response ▁was ▁positive , ▁however , ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁" The ▁Liverpool ▁Prin ces se ' s " ▁performance ▁was ▁the ▁highlight ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Capital ▁of ▁Culture ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁celebr ations . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁September , ▁BBC ▁North ▁West ▁Ton ight , ▁a ▁regional ▁news ▁programme , ▁revealed ▁that ▁plans ▁were ▁a foot ▁to ▁secure ▁La ▁Prin ces se ▁to ▁stay ▁perman ently ▁in ▁Liverpool , ▁and ▁tal