Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Cast: Mutty Burman, Michael Horsley, Joe Speare, Zain Salim, DJ Spykatcha.
There is a train of thought that there are no new stories to tell in theatre, that the classics, modern, and those written in the depths of time, are the crowning glories of the craft and cannot be improved upon, or at least changed to give a new sense of direction to the audience’s thoughts, to their pleasure and enjoyment, in the way they perceive the characters laid down. ]
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Cast: Paul Duckworth, John Burns, Carl Cockram, Keddy Sutton, Joe Shipman, Aimee Marnell, Scott Lewis, Adam Byrne, Victoria Hammond, Erin O’ Connell.
In a city where football is the main topic of conversation, where old ladies carrying their shopping home from The Strand in Bootle, to the young children playing on the streets of Toxteth and the public houses rammed full with those who cannot get a ticket to the next game, congregate and chat about the near religious experience they had watching Kenny Dalglish, Joe Royle, Andy King, the young and older version of Wayne Rooney and Ian Rush ply their trade on the stages of Goodison and Anfield, the city of Liverpool always has room for a play about the love of the game and the characters, the fans who make it what it is.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Cast: David Troughton, Rebecca Lacey, Paul Dodds, Karen Fishwick, Beth Cordingly, Vince Leigh, David Acton, Jonathan Cullen, Ishia Bennison, Stevie Basaula, Luke Newberry, Sakuntala Ramanee, Nima Taleghani, Charlotte Josephine, Afolabi Alli, Josh Finan, Katy Brittain, Tim Samuels, Tom Padley, John Macaulay.
One may play with time and words and not always get them right, not every sentence uttered in this world of ours can be set down with accuracy, not every speech is heralded and praised for its rhythm and beating heart cadence. Yet, in the act of unsolicited wooing, the words never truly fit the mouth and the insincere clumsiness of the potential, unwelcome, suitor is but the action of one only thinking of one thing.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
Cast: James Hurn.
There have been institutions of comedy that have had either the whole country tuning in to watch the latest episode, or which have captured the imagination of the television viewer to the point where upon even hearing their last name said out loud, the programme’s introductory music or just a simple but much loved catchphrase can have them smiling broadly. The memory of these special people is such that even after 50 years since their untimely passing, they still have millions of fans who regularly tune in to any repeat on the television or radio.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
Cast: Catherine Devine, Kimberley Elizabeth Greenwood, Nick Wymer, Louise Gregson, Michael Newstead, Joe Matthew-Morris, Geraldine Moloney Judge , Lee Burnitt, Caitlin Harwood, James Stephenson, Charley McCafferty, Laura Jones.
There is a time when we must all look to those we may call father and take on the mantle of being grown up in front of them, that the facade of childhood and made up stories must cease, and we must find ourselves being the adult, we must cut the strings and stand upon our own two feet.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Cast: Aaron Bladen, Elissa Cooper, Mica Young, Daniel Henry, Kieron Mason, Ian Smith, Laura Mutch, Catherine Kenny.
Musicians: Pete King, Daniel Greenwood, Luke Moore, Beth Pollard.
Depending on your age, you might remember the glares, even visual examinations, some men received when they came back from the fields, deserts and jungles of World War Two, perhaps even closer to home in time, the Falklands’ War, the sacrifices made on both sides of the divide in Ireland, any conflict where the senseless of killing another human being for being in a different coloured uniform is brought home in the eyes of the affected and the screams that burn into the hearts of their loved ones; these are the memories of the sneer, the accusations of somehow being less of man just because you don’t want to die.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
Cast: Jake Abrahams, Eithne Browne, Stephen Fletcher, Michael Fletcher, Lynn Francis, Lindzi Germain, Mia Molloy, Andrew Schofield, Hayley Sheen, Rachael Wood.
Musicians: Harry Burnett, Elliot Chapman, Amar Petur Stefansson, Danny Miller.
The hills of Wales are alive with the sound of music, not just any old tune, its heartbeat is quickened by the tunes that made the era of Disco one of infatuation for all who danced to its rhythm and overwhelming, upbeat musical personality. Like Disco though, Dave’s caravan site and Boogie Wonderland have become down at heel, the good times have come, partied, and left without even a last groove goodbye, times are hard, Disco only lives on in the memory of some; however, there is always time for one last turn on the dance floor, one last round of reminisces and disco kisses under the glitter ball.
The sound of thunder, the roll of the roar from the crowd and the spark of electricity that jumps from performer to performer, from stage to crowd is part and parcel of life in Liverpool; the waters of the city feeding directly it seems into the creative passion that grips with a vice like passion on all who see the area as a hotbed of emerging talent.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Side A Cast: Abel Lordan, Amaka Onaura, Emily Escott, Famia Umama, Fatima Sajal, Fred Lima, Freya Goss, Georgina Garrod, Kadisha Kayani, Kyle Walsh, Leela Maguire, Letticha Taylor, Linue Kuamona, Luke Coulson, Maya Harris, Rosie Evans, Sophia Kelly-Prandelli, Tia Hume-Jennings.
Side B Cast: Annie Mukete, Chris Maylor, Daniel Sebuyange, Emma Burns, Ezrah Watt-Haydon, Isobel Campbell, Isaac Hodgson, Jay Cast, Joel Cobblestone, Joel Hale, Josh Whitmore, Manoka Mbolokele, Nicole Kennedy, Owen Jones, Riaid Saif, Ryan Tomes, Shauna Higan, Scott Lewis, Shaundel Wright.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
Cast: Adam Leyland, Laura Connelly, Adam Nicholls, Liam-Powell-Berry, Callum Forbes, Daniel Hubbard, Thomas Galashan, Warren Kettle, Faye Caddick, Megan Bond, Thomas Heyes, Sam Brown, Mike Manning, George Wills, Aaron Cork, Jacob Simpson.
Genius is not a word to bandy round like a bag of sweets that has been pinched from the local shop and sucked to death by a gang of young tearaways determined to have something on their resume to take onto adult hood, the moment of defiance was born, when being the daring mastermind behind such a great plan was the moment the intellect was sealed.