Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
Inspiration should never be planned or deliberate, it should strike at the mind and soul as a gift from a Muse, it should present itself as one finds themselves suddenly greeted by the sight of clear, drinkable water after a slog through the desert with only mirages and apparitions for company.
Liverpool is blessed with theatrical talent and the grandness of theatres that surely makes other city’s blush with envy, and whilst we have lost some over time, those that remain, and despite the difficulties that many have faced due to the current times we live in, stand proudly with their history on show, the memories of performances, of the smell of grease paint and the actors to have made the stage their own; and when a sizeable anniversary is reached, it should be celebrated with style.
The magnificent West End production of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, which celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the publication of C.S. Lewis novel, brings the magical world of Narnia to the Empire Theatre during Spring Half Term in February.
As part of an ambitious five-year long research project, Access Folk are recruiting for consulting groups as they investigate ways to increase and diversify participation in English Folk singing.
As part of the investigation and consultation, Access Folk will be asking:
What is the place of folk singing in contemporary England?
How do people want to engage with English cultural traditions through song?
How can we facilitate participation in folk singing in England?
Leading the research will be Dr. Fay Hield from The University of Sheffield, and Folk Singer herself. The team of academics and community partners will be working together to identify the current problems and test out potential solutions.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
There is a time to be practical and there is a time to immerse yourself in beauty, the lie of grace, the sincerity of belief, and if you are fortunate these strangers will be chance or design, get together and find common ground in which to share time with an audience, in which to be considered a storm which possesses the roots of all that would make any artist blush with pride at the abundance of feeling in which to work with.
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Cast: Matt Smith, Marianne Rendon, John Benjamin Hickey, Brandon Sklenar, Tina Benko, Mark Moses, Carolyn McCormick, Thomas Philip O’Neill, Mickey O’ Hagan, Anthony Michael Lopez, McKinley Belcher III, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Karlee Perez, David J. Cork, Kerry Butler, Hari Nef, Robert George Siverls, John Bolton, Christina Rouner, Gordon Tashijan, Ruisdael Cintron, Erick Huertas, Rotimi Paul, Karen Oberoi, Tanya Warren, Martin Axon, Glenn Kubota.
How to survive in a world of fake news & mass surveillance?
90 minutes of performance with Winston Smith for a flick through George Orwell’s last novel – the book that gave readers Big Brother, Doublethink, Thoughtcrime & Room 101.
The events aim to engage and inspire local audiences as part of the B.B.C. Novels that Shaped our World – where a panel of leading writers, curators and critics were asked to choose 100 genre-busting novels that have had an impact on our lives.
Liverpool’s international theatre troupe, Teatro Pomodoro, are returning to the city with a new show this April, entitled Sirens, Men and Crabs: A Shipwrecked Odyssey.
Debuting at the Unity Theatre from April 23rd to 25th, this brand-new show will turn Ancient Greece upside down in a surreal clown odyssey. The show welcomes audiences to a world where the Sirens are the unsung heroines, Ulysses will never be the hero he wants to be, and Giant Crabs are taking over.
Leanne Campbell has written a brand-new comedy about what happens when the biggest mouth in Liverpool gets permanently shut!
Best known as the co-presenter of Radio City’s breakfast show, Leanne has written a show set at the top of the tower on what could be their final day of broadcasting.
Pete Price Is Dead is set on manic day in the Radio City studios. The station is up for sale and a new owner has flown in from America. He has agreed to buy the whole company as long as the full roster of DJs is kept on. Particularly his father’s favourite presenter, Pete Price. Everything looks set to go without a hitch until shortly before the new buyer arrives when, following a tragic accident, Pete Price Is Dead.
Real stories of family and friendships in one of Liverpool’s strongest communities will come to life on stage at Liverpool’s Royal Court Studio on 13th & 14th March.
Sweet Mother is an oral history project created and directed by Nwoko Arts artistic director Maria Paul. The play tells the previously unrecorded stories of white women who fell in love with black men and raised their families in Liverpool 8 between the 1950s and 1980s. A time which is well recorded for unrest in the area.