Ten diverse shows make their way to The Casa Theatre over the next few months, ranging from comedy to drama, original works to adaptations and inspiring local and national theatre,
It is a list of shows that certainly knows how to wet the lips and the appetites of Liverpool’s theatre goers.
Marilyn Monroe show ~ Marlowe’s Edward II ~ Adult Punch & Judy ~ Xmas Opera ~ Oscar Wilde ~ WWI Asylum drama ~ Grim Reaper Game Show ~ Unwanted Guest in Hell ~ 4 serial killers stuck in an office ~ Adventures in Menstruation ~ 1 park bench, 3 stories with a twist … all are on show at the Casa.
Kick starting this impressive list of plays is Whittingham 1918 on Tuesday 30th October.
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WHITTINGHAM 1918 – WHITTINGHAM LIVES ASSOCIATION Tuesday 30th, October Whittingham Asylum, Preston, 1,000s of shell-shocked soldiers return from war but who is sane and who is mad?
SATAN AND MRS SMITH – JAMIE McLOUGHLIN Thursday 1st, November There is an unwanted guest in Hell. But how the Devil do you get rid of her?!!
A BLOODY GOOD SHOW! ADVENTURES IN MENSTRUATING – CHELLA QUINT Friday 16th, November Chella Quint’s bloody funny, five-star taboo-breaking comedy combining humour, science and craftivism.
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST – MAGPIE THEATRE Monday 3rd & Tuesday, 4th December Oscar Wilde short story, a ghost, a haunted house, slapstick comedy, historical/modernity clash, poignant redemption story.
SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS – FLAT PACK MUSIC Wednesday 12th, December Professional opera company “Flat Pack Music” with a two-hour Christmas spectacular of opera and festive songs.
THE BENCH – DAVID ARMSTRONG Saturday 19th, January One park bench, three stories each with a twist: ‘Heaven Sent’, ‘Friendship Forever’, ‘Love’
MARILYN – BREAKTHROUGH THEATRE Friday 25th & Saturday 26th, January One-woman Marilyn Monroe show. Think you know all about her? This is the story behind the icon.
EDWARD II – GRIN THEATRE Tuesday 29th & Wednesday 30th, January Liverpool’s LGBTQ+ theatre company adaptation of Christopher Marlowe’s stunning play about forbidden love.
FRED, TED, JACK AND HAROLD – MADAME RENARDS Thursday 31st, January The darkest of dark comedies, half a dozen of the most infamous serial killers forced into sharing the same office…
PUNCH AND JUDY – BURJESTA THEATRE Thursday 7th, Saturday 9th & Monday 11th, February The Casa’s resident theatre group, Burjesta Theatre in an adults-only adaptation of Punch and Judy where nothing is as it seems…
Tickets and further information for all shows can be purchased from the Casa Theatre website.