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Roachford Announces Night At The Manchester 02 Ritz As Part Of U.K. Tour.

Legendary singer songwriter Roachford has announced his first major headline tour in over two years. Fans in the North west will be able to see the singer and musician perform at the 02 Ritz in Manchester on Friday 27th March.

From the moment that Andrew Roachford found himself sitting at a piano aged four, music has been his way of making sense of the world. Growing-up in London around a vibrant melting pot culture, he was like a sponge absorbing diverse musical influences from reggae and punk, to rock, jazz and soul music.  

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Milo Seabird To Launch Their New Album At Studio 2 On March 19th.

Liverpool’s Milo Seabird are to follow up on their 2019 debut single with I Lie Low, a 5 track E.P. of brand-new material to be released on 19th March.

Last year ex – Lumin Bells front man Nico Hercules teamed up with Ollie Hawes to start a new musical project. After adding Jamie Maguire on lead guitar, Dave Pye on bass and Wez Clarke on drums, Milo Seabird were born.

Focusing on song-writing and recording for most of 2019, the release of I Lie Low will be the first in a series of EPs for the band and will showcase the band’s gifts for melody, harmony and understated arrangements. The group’s influences range from the likes of Sparklehorse and Teenage Fanclub to Johnny Marr and White Album-era Beatles.





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Northern Broadsides Brings J.M. Barrie’s Pre-Peter Pan Classic To The Liverpool Playhouse.

The play which gave it’s name to the U.K.’s most popular confectionary –Quality Street – is to be brought to the Playhouse by much-loved company Northern Broadsides from Tuesday 17th to Saturday 21st March.

Peter Pan creator J.M. Barrie penned the play for Broadway in 1901 before he gave the world the boy who wouldn’t grow up.

Set in a quaint Northern town against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars, Quality Street follows the trials and tribulations of Phoebe Throssel.

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Oh, What A Night Is In Store As The Voice Which Transends Generations Comes To Liverpool’s M & S Arena This July.

A true music icon – Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, has announced five U.K. shows in July 2020 – due to popular demand, including a night in Liverpool at the M & S Arena.

As part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, who last toured the U.K.  in 2018 playing six arenas around the country, including a sell-out show at London’s O2 to 14,000 people, have long been part of the cultural renaissance that changed the world after the darkness of World War Two. 

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Health And Safety Goes Mad At The Epstein As David Spicer’s Brand New Comedy Premiers In Liverpool.

The Epstein Theatre plays host to the world premiere of a new riotous comedy next week.

Playwright David Spicer’s hilarious Health and Safety is being staged on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th February 2020 at the Hanover Street venue.

When the country’s top Health and Safety officers gather for their Annual National Conference what could possibly go wrong?… as it turns out, absolutely everything!

Disaster abounds in this hysterically rude and wonderfully un-politically correct comedy about the people on a mission to stop us climbing trees, playing conkers or putting our poodles in the microwave.

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Christopher Marlowe’s Tragic Masterpiece Is Reimagined For The 21st Century As The Mourning Bride Comes To Hope Street Theatre.

On the 9th and 10th of March, Hope Street Theatre plays host to MT Productions as they present a full-length play that is a contemporary take on Christopher Marlowe’s 1593 tragic masterpiece, Edward II; it is reimagined for 21st century Merseyside.

Shortly after his ascension to the throne, King Edward II ensures his lover Gaveston returns from exile, lavishing him with titles and riches. Their all-consuming lust alienates Queen Isabella, makes enemies of his nobles, eclipses the law, and threatens to destroy the nation.

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Dim Lit Star Shines Brightly With Liverpool Theatre Premiere.

Life, love and friendship come together in a powerful new play receiving its premiere in Liverpool this spring.

Tickets are now on sale for Dim Lit Star which is being staged at the Hope Street Theatre from Wednesday 9th to Saturday 12th May 2020.

The show has been created by actor, writer and producer Kai Jolley who is teaming up with producer Bill Elms (Jerry Springer: The Opera, The Ruby Slippers) and director Zara Marie Brown to bring it to the stage. Story edited by acclaimed writer Simon O’Corra.

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Legends Come To New Brighton This May, As The Floral Pavilion Rocks To The Sound Of Wilko Johnson And John Otway.

Following a remarkable recovery from a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Wilko Johnson the original Dr. Feelgood guitarist, actor (Game of Thrones character Ser Ilyn Payne) and all round national treasure has enjoyed a rousing return to the live arena, including a number 1 album with Roger Daltrey (Going Back Home), a sold out show at The Royal Albert Hall to mark his 70th birthday and, most recently, the release of Blow Your Mind, his first album of new material in decades. 

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Play With Fire Productions Comes To The Epstein Theatre This March With Some Voices.

Play With Fire Productions will bringing to the Epstein Theatre stage Joe Penhall’s Some Voices on March 19th and 20th. 

Ray, a young man with schizophrenia, is sent to live with his overworked brother after a stint in a psychiatric hospital. With tension between the siblings hanging heavy in the air, Ray wills himself to get his life back on track.

But then he meets Laura, and as his infatuation with her grows, so his chances of regaining any kind of normality fade far into the distance…

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All Change As Cast Return To The Liverpool Academy This October As Part Of 25th Anniversary Tour.

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Cast’s debut album All Change. Originally released on 16th October 1995 (with a deluxe edition released in November 2010) it became the highest selling debut album in the history of the Polydor label. 

The album, recorded and mixed and Manor and Sawmill studios with producer John Leckie, produced top twenty hit singles Finetime followed by Alright with Sandstorm and Walkaway both reaching the top ten. 

The tour kicks off in London on 1st October with line up John Power – vocals/guitar, Liam ‘Skin’ Tyson on guitar and Keith O’Neill on drums, with Jay Lewis on bass duties. The tour will also come to the Liverpool Academy on Thursday 8th October.

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