Lantern Theatre Liverpool is playing host to its annual pre Edinburgh theatre event Shiny New Festival for the fourth year this July. From 27th July – 2nd August audiences will be treated to three shows per night from the North West’s top fringe talents. The festival, founded in 2012 by Shiny New Director Pete Mitchelson in association with the Lantern has gone from strength to strength in the past four years and this year’s line up is not to be missed. With an eclectic mix of performances from new writing to buffoon clowning there is something for everyone at Shiny New Festival.
This year’s line up includes an exciting new collaboration with Manchester’s 24:7 Theatre Festival. Four plays from the Manchester festival will be transferring to the Lantern in the first collaboration of its kind in the North West. Annika Edge of 24:7 Theatre Festival says, “This exciting collaboration connects two unique festivals and demonstrates there are further opportunities for new plays in the North West.”
Acts that audiences can expect to see throughout the festival include Teatro Pomodoro, Man with a Porpoise and Farucchio Peru is Extraordinaire who recently enjoyed success in Liverpool’s Physical Fest. There will also be a whole host of new writing for audiences with plays focusing on the marriage of Frank Sinatra and Ava Garner (One for my Baby) society’s increasing use of social media (Follow/Unfollow) or a comic play based on what is seen by cleaners in an office (Cleaners). Full line up and ticket details can be found on Lantern Theatre Liverpool’s website at www.lanterntheatreliverpool.co.uk. Tickets range from £6-£10 with savings for those who would like to see all three shows in one day. Get your tickets fast for what is certain to be an exciting week.
Shiny New Festival Line Up at The Lantern Theatre
Monday 27th July
7pm Follow/Unfollow
8.15pm Not the Horse
9.30pm Madness Sweet Madness
Tuesday 28th July
7pm Follow/Unfollow
8.15pm Not the Horse
9.30pm Madness Sweet Madness (24:7)
Wednesday 29th July
7pm Cleaners
8.15pm Shiny New Comedy Special
9.30pm We are the Multitude (24:7)
Thursday 30th July
7pm Follow/Unfollow
8.15pm One for my Baby
9.30pm Gary: A Love Story (24:7)
Friday 31st July
7pm Farruchio Peru is Extraordinaire
8.15pm Untitled Shakespeare
9.30pm The Plant
Saturday 1st August
12.30pm The Plant (24:7)
2pm We are the Multitude (24:7)
7pm Farruchio Peru is Extraordinaire
8.15pm Resurrection Half Price
9.30pm Untitled Shakespeare
Sunday 2nd August
12.30pm Gary: A Love Story (24:7)
7pm Farruchio Peru is Extraordinaire
8.15pm Resurrection Half Price
9.30pm Untitled Shakespeare