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Chris Leicester’s Hurricane Hill To Come To The Unity Theatre.

Hurricane Hill and the worst storm in years…

At the isolated house of a famous recluse a stranger arrives and a past will finally be faced. Which life is more valuable; that of a child or a brother-in-arms? Given the regiment he was in, what Paul Glover had to do that night in Afghanistan might just have passed for the ordinary, but lurking in the shadows, life had dealt its hand and now the weight of his actions would materialise – with utterly destructive consequences.

Written & directed by Chris Leicester, Hurricane Hill is on at The Unity Theatre on the 18th and 19th October.

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(136 words, estimated 33 secs reading time)

Vinyl Floor, Peninsula. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

If there is one genre of music that Britain seems to continually well at creating, then surely Progressive Rock is the one. Unlike Metal, straight rock and pop has had the good fortune of having continental and Scandinavian Europe come along and show the way forward to British bands, Prog though still remains very much in the hands of a certain type of musician and for that the joy of hearing Denmark’s Vinyl Floor’s Peninsula is greatly appreciated.

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(417 words, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)

Voices, Theatre Review. 81 Renshaw Street, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

In today’s world, art can be seen as being under threat. There are many who knock the idea of the young band making their way slowly into the world of performance, insisting that they should be concentrating on being a valuable member of society by finding a “real” job. The same goes for aspiring playwrights, poets and performers, too easily knocked for having an idea or wanting to be creative.

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(385 words, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

Doctor Who: 1963: Fanfare For The Commen Men. Audio Drama Review, Big Finish 178.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

Cast: Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Mitch Benn, Andrew Knott, David Dobson, Ryan Sampson, Alison Thea- Skot, Jonty Stephens, Barnaby Edwards.

1963 will be remembered for many things, many moments in time which defined how the following 50 years has been looked upon, sometimes with great fondness, sometimes with the pit in the stomach which leaves those living today feeling sick and morally outraged that it was allowed to happen.

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(460 words, estimated 1:50 mins reading time)

Prisoners, Film Review. F.A.C.T Cinema.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Mario Bello, Terrance Howard, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano, Dylan Minnette, Zoe Borde, Erin Gerasimovich, Kyla Drew Simmons, Wayne Duvall, Len Cariou, David Dastmalchian, Jeff Pope.

There is nothing more emotionally complex or disturbing than the chance that your child may be taken from you by a person or person’s unknown. Just the thought of it is enough to give people nightmares and keep their children under close supervision. Denis Villeneuve takes this fear and gives it added depth, unblemished and raw treatment to make the thriller genre stand up and take notice of how these sensitive subjects should be approached in the film Prisoners.

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(441 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Blue Jasmine, Film Review. FACT Cinema.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Sally Hawkins, Andrew Dice Clay, Bobby Cannavale, Max Casella, Michael Stuhlbarg, Joy Carlin, Peter Sarsgaard, Richard Conti, Annie McNamara, Daniel Jenks, Glen Caspillo, Tammy Blanchard, Kathy Tong.

Every male director needs his absolute leading lady, every screenwriter needs the one person who can carry a film from start to finish and have the audience utterly absorbed by that person’s story. Woody Allen, long since one of the masters of this art, has perhaps the distinction of being able to bring the very best out of the actors who grace his films. The excellent Diane Keaton stands out in his early works as being a gem of comedy and now as Woody Allen comes to the other side of his long career, the outstanding Cate Blanchett gives one of the finest performances of her life in the superb Blue Jasmine.

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(474 words, estimated 1:54 mins reading time)

St. Helens Theatre Royal Announces Winter 2013 Season.

With another spectacular season drawn to a close, St. Helens Theatre Royal is delighted to announce what it has in store for audiences for the remainder of 2013.

October provides hilarious comedy courtesy of Jongleurs Comedy Club, the U.K.’s leading comedy outlet dedicated to bringing the biggest and brightest comics straight to the theatre for you pleasure. Comics Steve Shanyaski, Alex Boardman and Will E. Robo, under the watchful eye of M.C. Mickey D. are heading to the Theatre Royal for the first time ever to provide laughs a minute evening of comedy capers.

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The John Turville Trio To Perform At The Capstone Theatre.

On Friday 4th October Liverpool’s Capstone Theatre will continue its tradition of showcasing the very best jazz and world music from across the globe with live music from The John Turville Trio; one of the U.K.’s leading contemporary jazz ensembles.

The Trio, directed by jazz pianist John Turville alongside bassist Chris Hill and drummer Ben Reynolds have taken the U.K. by storm with a number of top performances at major U.K. venues and festivals including Scarborough, Manchester, London – Kings Place, Ronnie Scotts, Pizza Express Jazz Club and many other national and international clubs and theatres.

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(304 words, estimated 1:13 mins reading time)

Ellesmere Port Children Answer Life’s Big Questions For National Tour‏.

Have you ever asked a 5-year-old what the meaning of life is? Inspired by children’s answers to life’s big questions, STATIk reminds us of the wisdom of children and what happens when one person can’t, or won’t fit in.

Not many people would look to a toddler or a teenager for the answers to life’s big questions but Ellesmere Port theatre company Action Transport Theatre set off to local schools and quizzed hundreds of children on issues that have puzzled adults for centuries. Inspired by the responses that varied from serious to straight out silly, their latest show STATIk was born and which will be performed at The Unity Theatre on 19th October.

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(324 words, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)

The Selecter Announced As Support To P.I.L. At Their Liverpool 02 Academy Gig.

Iconic 2-Tone Ska Legends, The Selecter have announced that they will round off an incredible year of worldwide touring as full tour support on every date of John Lydon’s forthcoming Public Image U.K. tour including the night at the 02 Academy in Liverpool.

2013 has been something of a red letter year for The Selecter. Fronted by the legendary Pauline Black alongside Toaster Gaps Hendricks, the band have already performed more than 60 gigs and festivals across more than ten countries, including no less than three separate trips to the U.S.A.

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