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The Kite Runner, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8/10

Cast: Ravi Aujla, Jo Ben Ayed, Amiera Darwish, Raj Ghatak, Oliver Gyani, Rez Kabir, Hanif Khan, Soroosh Lavasini, Umar Pasha, Gary Pillai, Jay Sajjid, Karl Seth, Danielle Woodnutt.

This is the third time that Matthew Spangler’s adaptation of The Kite Runner has appeared on this stage. A co-production between Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse and Nottingham Playhouse, it has enjoyed tremendous success in London’s West End since its premiere here in 2013 and is now on its second U.K. tour.

The Kite Runner, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(516 words, estimated 2:04 mins reading time)

The Kite Runner Flies Home To The Playhouse Following West End Success.

The Liverpool Playhouse welcomes home its hugely successful co-production of The Kite Runner for five nights after a second West End run at London’s Wyndham Theatre.

Based on the bestselling novel by Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner is a powerful story of two friends Amir and Hassan and embarks on a U.K. tour this year.

The co-production with Nottingham Playhouse was adapted for the stage by playwright Matthew Spangler and is directed by Giles Croft. The production has received critical acclaim since its premiere in 2013.

A haunting tale of friendship which spans cultures and continents, it follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption.

The Kite Runner Flies Home To The Playhouse Following West End Success. full post

(298 words, estimated 1:12 mins reading time)

Remember Me, Television Review. B.B.C.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * *

Cast: Michael Palin, Mark Addy, Hodie Comer, Julia Sawalha, Jamie-Rooney-West, Tony Pitts, Eileen Davies, Mayuri Boonham, Kate Dobson, Mina Anwar, Noreen Kershaw, Kirsty Hoiles, Ubayd Rehman, Aqib Khan, Sheila Hancock, Rebekah Staton, Rita May, Marcus Garvey, Richard Lumsden, Orla Cottingham, Gary Pillai, Roger Grainger, Tony Monroe, Indra J. Adler, Hilly Barber, Garry Marriott.

Remember Me is the first outing in dramatic role for what seems an interminable age for one of Yorkshire’s favourite sons Michael Palin. It is a role that perhaps offered so much to one of the absolute greats of British comedy but ultimately fell flat with little hope of being considered one of the giant’s great visual feasts.

Remember Me, Television Review. B.B.C. full post

(576 words, estimated 2:18 mins reading time)