Young Everyman Playhouse (YEP) return to the Everyman stage this spring with a new play focussed on our political system, how their voice can be heard and the political revolution behind the Millennial generation. Recently named Theatre School of the Year by The Stage, YEP continue to build on their success with this timely play ahead of the general election. Until They Kick Us Out will be at the Everyman from Wednesday 25th to Saturday 28th February.
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Joe Bonamassa To Return To The Liverpool Echo Arena In October.
Joe Bonamassa at the Liverpool Echo Arena in August 2012. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.
Following the recent announcement of Joe Bonamassa’s live DVD, Blu-ray and live album, Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks, and his critically acclaimed 2014 studio album Different Shades of Blue, the internationally renowned guitarist embarks on seven date U.K. arena tour in October 2015. The new dates follow Joe’s 4-night residency at London’s Hammersmith Eventim Apollo between March 17th to the 21st.
The dates, which include a return to the Liverpool Echo Arena on Friday 23rd October, starts in Newcastle on Wednesday 21st October and visits venues in Leeds, Nottingham, Cardiff, Bournemouth, before finally finishing in Brighton on Saturday October 31st.
Associate Director Nick Bagnall Begins Everyman Tenure With A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Everyman & Playhouse Associate Director Nick Bagnall will direct his first play for the company this spring with a dark, contemporary telling of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Everyman. Mr. Bagnall’s previous interpretations of Shakespeare include Henry VI Trilogy for Shakespeare’s Globe which also toured to battlefields around the country. The cast features Cynthia Erivo as Puck and Dean Nolan as Bottom, while Andrew Schofield returns to the Everyman stage for the first time in ten years. The production runs at the Hope Street venue from Saturday 21st March to Saturday 18th April.
2015 Hot Tip, Sunset Sons, To Perform In Liverpool At The 02 Academy In May.
Sunset Sons have announced details of a headline tour of the U.K. and Ireland in May. The hotly-tipped four-piece will play eight dates throughout May with a night in Liverpool at the 02 Academy on May 8th.
Sunset Sons make anthemic, propulsive indie-rock and are being thought of as one of the breakthrough acts of 2015. As well as featuring on the B.B.C. Sound of 2015 shortlist they are one of M.T.V. Brand New’s and XFM Great X-Pectations’ tips for the year and have been widely tipped elsewhere by tastemakers across the media. The Times recently awarded them four stars for their sold-out London show at Hoxton Bar and Kitchen.
Dhanil Ali Brings The Liz And Dick Show To The Lantern Theatre This February.
On the set of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Richard Burton cajoles Elizabeth Taylor into learning the part which would lead to her second Oscar – Burton would leave the ceremony empty handed again. Behind the united facade though, the cracks are beginning to show on the married couple’s personal and professional relationship.
Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2013, and at London’s Old Red Lion Theatre in January 2015, Dhanil Ali’s The Liz & Dick Show now comes to Liverpool’s Lantern Theatre for two performances only, inviting audiences to witness the intimate breakdown of one of the classic love stories of the 20th Century.
Jack Shepherd Stars In New Production of Two Classic Ghost Stories At The New Brighton Pavilion.
This February, award-winning veteran actor Jack Shepherd will be “The Signalman” in The Signalman by Charles Dickens and “Professor Parkins” in M.R. James’s Oh Whistle, and I’ll Come To You, My Lad. Joining him in Middle Ground Theatre Company’s ghostly double-bill will be Terrence Hardiman (The Demon Headmaster/Cadfael), Dicken Ashworth (Coronation Street/Emmerdale) and a full supporting cast. Directed by Michael Lunney, CLASSIC GHOSTS will run from Tuesday 24th to Saturday 28th February the New Brighton’s Floral Pavilion Theatre.
Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come To You, My Lad
By M.R.James
Adapted by Margaret May Hobbs
A Trio Of Shakespeare Plays At The Everyman And Playhouse Theatres Begins With Macbeth.
Pioneering theatre company Filter bring their daring new production of Macbeth to the Everyman, using their ground-breaking approach to sound to explore the mind of the murderous thane. This exhilarating take on Shakespeare’s psychological tragedy will be on at the award winning theatre from Tuesday 17th to Saturday 21st February.
Filter’s lively, kaleidoscopic and horrific version of Macbeth fuses Shakespeare’s corrosive thriller about ambition and sanity with innovative sound and music to take audiences to the epicentre of the “heat-oppressed brain”. Three weird sisters demarcate an area on stage. They operate a strange collection of electronic musical apparatus. Macbeth is invited in to play.
Daughters Of Davis Announced As Support To Sam Bailey At The Empire Theatre.
Fresh from touring Europe with Rebecca Ferguson and Eels, acclaimed duo Daughters of Davis returned to the studio to record and release their second studio album, British Soul which came out in September of 2014. A raucous musical road trip, the record blends soul, country and gospel in the inimitable style of the Davis sisters.
From the upbeat tale of sibling rivalry in lead single Catch Me If You Can, to the ethereal retelling of the story of Bathseba; from the vocal gymnastics of the title track to the delicate and introspective The River; it is a record shaped by the group’s travels across the length and breadth of the country. Eclectic, passionate and packed with vivid visuals, this is British Soul.
Celebrated Songstress Eddi Reader To Perform At The Epstein Theatre This May.
Renowned songstress Eddi Reader will be displaying her seemingly endless range of musical styles at The Epstein Theatre on Sunday 10th May 2015. The Scottish singer-songwriter was propelled into the limelight with Fairground Attraction thanks to their single Perfect and debut album First of a Million Kisses which topped both British charts.
Eddi followed this enormous success up with her solo albums which showcased her astonishing ability to assimilate different musical styles and make them her own. The emotional performer sets herself apart from the crowd by blending the traditional and contemporary, bringing joyous life to all forms of song with a depth that taps into raw emotion like no one else.
The Iconic The Selecter Make Their Way Back To Liverpool As Part Of U.K. Tour This March.
Photograph by Ian D. Hall
The Selecter have announced a 22-date U.K .Tour throughout February and March 2015 to celebrate 5 years since their reunion and to support the release of their brand new album Subculture, released in Spring 2015. The tour, which begins in Gloucester on February 19th, will visit such towns and cities as Salisbury, Brighton, Bury, Edinburgh and Newcastle before coming to Liverpool’s East Village Arts Centre on March 19th before finishing appropriately in the home town of Coventry at the University of Warwick’s Copper Rooms.