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Brand New Playwrighting Development Programme Starts In January At Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre.

Liverpool’s Royal Court is continuing its search for new script writing talent with a brand- new Playwright Development Programme and they are looking for writers to take part.

Since November 2018, the theatre has been running the Stage Wright Nights in the Royal Court studio. These are nights where scripts can be submitted to be read by professional actors under the guidance of a professional director.

The Stage Write Nights have been the starting point for a number of studio and main house productions including: Masquerade, Pig, Knee Deep in Promises, My Fairfield Lady and Yellow Breck Road.

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Rab Noakes And Brooks Williams On The Road Together At The Philharmonic Hall’s Music Room This November.

Folk legends Rab Noakes and Brooks Williams are coming together for a Scotland-USA Trans-Atlantic collaboration this November, at the Music Rooms in the Philharmonic Hall on the 24th of the month. The evening is fuelled by a shared passion for acoustic roots rock, hook-laden songwriter- pop, and folky Americana.

The duo met in Glasgow in 2018 when Rab sang backing vocals on Brooks’ Lucky Star recording. Shortly thereafter they got together to write songs and the plan to perform was hatched.

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National Hero Alexei Sayle, Comes To Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre For Three Nights As Part Of 2020 Tour.

Following huge success with three series of his incredibly popular recent Radio 4 show Alexei Sayle’s Imaginary Sandwich Bar, alternative comedy legend Alexei Sayle has just announced he’ll be returning to stages across the U.K. in 2020 with his first stand-up tour in seven years.

Sayle’s brand-new show will span the U.K., including a three-night homecoming residency at Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre (12th-14th March) and two nights at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre (6th-7th April).

Of his return to the stage, Alexei said, “This tour won’t be another arsehole comic talking about his girlfriend or the funny things his kids do or the funny things cats do or how he doesn’t understand the internet or bleeding Brexit – This is ALEXEI F*****G SAYLE you’ll be seeing.”

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Casting Announced For This Year’s Playhouse Christmas Production Of Miracle On 34th Street: The Musical.

The Everyman & Playhouse has announced casting for this year’s Playhouse Christmas production of Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical.

A seasonal Christmas treat for the whole family, Miracle on 34th Street is a classic tale celebrating the joy of the Christmas season, with songs including It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.

Bringing festive cheer to the city, Tim Parker plays the iconic department store Father Christmas Kris Kringle in the musical. Tim has performed in West End productions of Billy Elliott and Lord of the Rings, as well as touring with Ferry Across the Mersey.

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Celebrating The Beatles In Drama, As Ticket To Write Returns For June 2020.

The Make it Write team is joining Ticket to Write to stage four new 30-minute plays about Liverpool’s Fab Four next year.

The plays will be chosen by independent judges and Make it Write will chose a director and bring together a team of actors and stage crew to perform those chosen at Hope Street Theatre in June 2020.

“As usual the plays can feature any aspect of The Beatles – their music, work or lives. They can even be inspired by a song. The work must be original unperformed work with simple technical requirements”, said producer Jamie Gaskin, who created the original Festival in 2012.

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Celebrated Threshold Festival Of Music And Arts Announces Tenth And Final Annual Event.

Once More with Feeling…

Organisers of Liverpool’s Threshold Festival have announced their 2020 dates, marking a decade of yearly events and their final outing. Taking place on April 3rd and 4th in venues across the Baltic Triangle district of the city, the swan song of Threshold will be a forward-thinking celebration that aims to leave an open-ended question and place the baton in the hands of the community it has served.

The festival launched in 2011 as a platform for grass-roots music and arts in the city, region and further afield, and has grown up with the emerging Baltic Triangle. In its 10-year history the festival has seen formative performances from Liverpool success stories such as Stealing Sheep, All We Are, Chelsea Grimes and Queen Zee.

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A Month Of Action-Packed Entertainment This November At The Epstein Theatre.

This November The Epstein Theatre has action-packed live entertainment with a fantastic selection of live music, entertainment, comedy, family shows and musical theatre. Highlights include The Alarm’s 30th anniversary tour, The Totally Football Show Live, The Wilderland Film Festival and The Scummy Mummies Show.

The month kicks off with the final performances of acclaimed psychological thriller Blood Runs Deep, presented by Break A Leg Productions in association with Bill Elms and starring Blue singer and actor Antony Costa, which runs Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd November.

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Joe Brown Celebrates His 60th Anniversary With Another 35 Dates, Including A Night At The Philharmonic Hall On February 1st 2020.

This year Joe Brown has been celebrating 60 years in the business with a staggering 43 live dates. It’s a tour that he’s all set to continue into 2020 with another 35 dates that has him on the road until Spring. Not only that but a 60th Anniversary limited edition box set is about to hit the streets too. Does the man never stop?

Joe Brown does what it says on the tin. What you see is what you get -a cheeky smile, a spikey haircut, a bloke who is definitely a survivor. He’s passed through more genres and vagaries of the music industry than you can shake a stick at. And he’s still here, with the same haircut and a youthful effervescence (at a mere 78) and still selling out shows across the U.K.

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Television Favourites, The Hairy Bikers Bring An Evening Of Food, Frolics And Tales From A Life On The Open Road To The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall In 2020.

Following a major U.K. tour earlier this year; National Treasures Si King and Dave Myers, aka The Hairy Bikers, have announced their 2020 live return due to demand with a 38-date tour across the length and breadth of the U.K. and Ireland.  With their irresistible enthusiasm, The Hairy Biker’s tour offers an epic night of cooking and conversation and will surely enthral fans in Liverpool as they come to Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall on Monday 12th October 2020.

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Live Music, Comedy And Family Entertainment This November At St. Helens’ Theatre Royal.

This November promises something for everyone at St. Helens Theatre Royal with live music, comedy, entertainment and musicals for families and adults.

The theatre kicks off the month with We Love Little Mix on Friday 1st November.  Featuring all-live vocals, breath-taking costumes and an impressive light and video show, this non-stop, high-energy show is packed with all your favourite Little Mix songs including DNA, Wings, Salute, Black Magic, Love Me Like You, Secret Love Song, Shout to my Ex, No More Sad songs, and many more.

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