Category Archives: Previews

Lifesigns To Perform At The Zanzibar This March.

Lifesigns released their debut CD to great acclaim in January 2013 and have since been number 1 in the Amazon classic rock and prog charts in the U.K., U.S.A., Canada, Germany, France, Italy and Japan.

C.D. sales show little sign of abating and as such the demand for Lifesigns to tour has continued to grow. Now, finally Lifesigns are coming to Liverpool, with support from  Karmamoi, and play at  Zanzibar on March 19th.

For vocalist and keyboard player John Young this is a long awaited return home and should prove to be an exceptional night of music at Zanzibar before they head off to support Marillion at their Dutch convention later in the month and this year’s Cruise to the Edge in the U.S.A.

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Burjesta Theatre To Bring Shocking Classical Greek Play Medea To The Liverpool Stage.

Liverpool theatre group Burjesta Theatre tackle arguably one of the most shocking plays of all time this March and April in Euripides Classical Greek Tragedy Medea.

Written in 431BC, Medea is a truly subversive play which has shocked and divided audiences for the last 2,500 years and now Burjesta Theatre bring the tale of Jason, of the Argonauts fame, and his abandonment of his lover in favour of the King’s daughter and the terrible repercussions that follow.

Burjesta Theatre invites audiences to watch as Medea schemes and plots the most terrible of revenge.

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Mounties Make Their Way To Liverpool This April.

Mounties, the composite musical home of Hawksley Workman, Ryan Dahle, and Steve Bays who first met in 2009 and evolved from a group hug into a spectacular improvised two-week recording session three years later.

Perhaps most notably known for their collective work in Hot Hot Heat and Fur Trade, as well as Limblifter and Age of Electric, and their celebrated solo identities, Mounties quickly made a splash with their infectiously catchy first single, Headphones. The band have just gone down a storm after series of successful U.S. dates and are happy to announce that they will be heading to U.K. shores this April, including a night in Liverpool at the Shipping Forecast on Thursday 16th.

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ABC Bring The Lexicon Of Love And Other Classic Hits To The Philharmonic Hall This November.

Following a series of shows acclaimed by critics and fans alike, ABC will return to the live arena once again with the Southbank Sinfonia Orchestra and conductor Anne Dudley for five very special shows performing the classic debut album The Lexicon of Love. This tour includes one night at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on Wednesday 4th November.

The Lexicon Of Love was first released in 1982 and went straight to number one. Fusing dance floor finesse with a post-punk attitude, the album spawned timeless tracks such Poison Arrow, The Look Of Love, Tears Are Not Enough and All Of My Heart. The album saw ABC enchant the world with their own unique brand of pop and remains one of the best albums of all time.

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The Food For Real Film Festival Returns For The Third Time This March.

Liverpool grown Food For Real Film Festival – the only festival of its kind in the U.K., returns for its third edition from Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd March 2015.

Curated by socially-engaged, creative food enterprise Squash Nutrition, the festival seeks to explore the environmental, cultural and political impacts of the foods we grow, eat, waste and share in a fun and accessible way.

Spread across four delicious days, the festival will see cinemas, eateries, gardens and even the city’s streets play host to an interesting and eclectic programme of over 30 food-related films, documentaries, animations and shorts accompanied by a host of talks, hands-on activities, workshops and tastings for all the family.

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Derren Brown To Return To The Empire Theatre With New Show.

The multi-award winning acknowledged master of psychological illusion is back on tour from March 2015 with a brand new one-man show – DERREN BROWN: MIRACLE. With 105 dates across the U.K., from March 13th to July 25th 2015, MIRACLE promises to be Derren’s most ambitious show to date, although the content of the show remains shrouded in mystery.

Derren said, “It’s always a bit disarming having people tweet pictures of their tickets they’ve saved up for when I have no idea what’s going to happen after I walk out on stage. I have a sense of the overall sweep of the show and what it will be about, but ultimately I prefer to let the show speak for itself”.

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The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time To Be Performed At The Empire Theatre.

The National Theatre’s multi award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is currently on a nationwide tour of the U.K. and Ireland, whilst concurrently running at the Gielgud Theatre in London and at the Barrymore Theatre on Broadway. It visits the Liverpool Empire Theatre from the 21st-25th July 2015 and tickets are now on sale. Simon Stephens’ adaptation of Mark Haddon’s best-selling novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time received seven Olivier Awards in 2013, including Best New Play, Best Director, Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design.

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The Empire Theatre Team Announces Its 2015 Christmas Pantomime.

The Liverpool Empire Theatre and First Family Entertainment are delighted to reveal the Christmas Pantomime 2015/16 is now confirmed as Dick Whittington.

Originally billed as Cinderella, the theatre has seized the opportunity to secure the award-winning First Family Entertainment production of Dick Whittington for Liverpool audiences this Christmas. The story of Dick Whittington will play on the Liverpool Empire stage for the first time in over 20 years. The title last played at the Empire from 18th December 1992 – 31st January 1993.

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Michael Flatley Brings Dangerous Games To The Empire Theatre.

Following a sold out run at the London Palladium in 2014, Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games embarks on a multi-date U.K. tour from the 2nd April to 4th July. This tour includes the Liverpool Empire Theatre in the run from Tuesday 28th April to Saturday 2nd May 2015.

Michael Flatley’s new show Dangerous Games has exciting and ground-breaking new technology, including holographs, dancing robots, world champion acrobats and the greatest team of Irish Dancers in the world.  A new score composed by Gerard Fahy, new costumes and special effects lighting add a breath-taking new dimension to the original masterpiece.

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Get To Know The Man Behind The Music, As Gary Edward Jones Performs At The Nordic Church.

Following his debut album launch last year, acoustic hero Gary Edward Jones is back with a special night at the Nordic Church in Liverpool on Friday 27th February, giving fans a chance to get to know the man behind the music at An Audience With Gary Edward Jones.

Having played sold out gigs throughout Merseyside, Chester and The Midlands, Gary Edward Jones launched his album, The Cabinet Maker at the city’s historic Concert Room at St George’s Hall last November and is ready to give fans a more intimate chance to hear songs from the album, ask questions and hear some brand new tracks.

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