Tag Archives: Jamie Hampson

The Royal Court Theatre Celebrates Its 80th Birthday In Style, And Pays Homage To Sir Ken Dodd.

Cast: Jake Abraham, Sam Avery, Roy Brandon, Eithne Browne, The Christians, Jamie Davies, Pauline Daniels, Les Dennis, Paul Duckworth, Davy Edge, Caitlin Evans, Michael Fletcher, Stephen Fletcher, Lynn Francis, Olivia Galvin, Lindzi Germain, Jamie Hampson, Jasmine Joel, Brittany McKay-Ellison, Lauren McQueen, Abigail Middleton, Mark Moraghan, Paislie Reid, Jack Rigby, Andrew Schofield, Hayley Sheen, Angela Simms, Alan Stocks, Keddy Sutton, Francis Tucker, James Tudor, Glenn Wild, Stephen Williamson, Lenny Wood, Rachael Wood.

The Royal Court Community Choir directed by Jay McWinen.

Band: Howard Gray, Greg Joy, Alex Smith, A. P. Stefansson.

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Mam! I’m ‘Ere!, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Eithne Browne, Helen Carter, Paul Duckworth, Michael Fletcher, Rachael Rae, Andrew Schofield, Alan Stocks, Keddy Sutton, Jamie Hampson, Hayley Hampson.

Musicians: Emily Linden, Simeon Scheuber, Alex Smith, Lauren Williams.

 

One of the great musical comedies to have come out of Liverpool in the last few years has to be the outstanding Mam! I’m ‘Ere! Making its debut in the grand space of The Dome, it took audiences to a place where imagination and riotous laughter met, shook hands, frolicked in the winter cold and sent them home happier than a free weeks pass at a holiday camp with drink supplied.

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(487 words, estimated 1:57 mins reading time)

The Hit Musical, Mam! I’m ‘Ere’! Returns To The Liverpool Stage This Summer.

2012’s smash-hit disco musical, MAM! I’M ‘ERE!, is back this Summer in an exciting co-production between Life in Theatre Productions (The Sunshine Boys, A Life in the Theatre, The Last 5 Years) and The Royal Court Liverpool and will take place between Friday 26th June to Saturday 1st August 2015.

The Royal Court Theatre are pleased to announce the return of the original cast, including Andrew Schofield, Alan Stocks, Paul Duckworth, Keddy Sutton, Eithne Browne, and Rachel Rae. They will be joined by recent Scouse of The Antarctic cast members, Helen Carter (also in the original production) and Michael Fletcher. Michael replaces his brother, Stephen Fletcher, who now directs the production.

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(423 words, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

Liverpool Sound And Vision: The Sunday Supplement, An Interview With Mike Neary.

Some moments in life are so wonderfully off kilter and off the cuff that you cannot help but smile at the situation they surround. Tea in hand at the Everyman Theatre, tape recorder ready and a barrage of thoughts on how to talk to a man who has made the art of the interview a joy to behold in modern times, Peter Gabriel’s seminal solo song Games Without Frontiers comes over the building’s P.A. Knowing that Mike Neary is a huge fan of early Genesis and knowing that he is listening to the intelligently written lyrics with the same appreciation and thought that he prides himself upon when listening to any of the major interviews he conducts for Gemma Aldcroft’s and Karen Podesta’s hugely well produced Little Atoms company in St. George’s Hall, puts me at ease. After all it can be a daunting task interviewing somebody who in a media driven society stands aloft and above 99 percent of interviewers concerned.

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A Nightmare On Lime Street To Continue Fantastic Run.

Royal Court Liverpool’s Christmas show A Nightmare On Lime Street has lit up the telephone lines at the Box Office and has had audiences on their feet at the end of every show. Now the theatre has announced that the show will be extended until the 26th January, adding an astonishing 13 more shows to the original run.

The play, which stars Michael Starke, Jamie Hampson and Mark Moraghan, is written by Fred Lawless who has penned the last three Christmas shows at the Royal Court. The extra dates have been added following a surge in demand from the audience.

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A Nightmare On Lime Street, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Lynn Francis, Lindzi Germain, Jamie Hampson, Mark Moraghan, Michael Starke, Anthony Watson, Lenny Wood, Alicia Forrest, Niamh Fitzgerald, Olivia Galvin, Joe Slater.

An ancient evil is stirring beneath the bowels of Lime Street and it is up to Tommy and his daughter Julie to root it out. Fred Lawless’ latest Festive extravaganza, the brilliant A Nightmare on Lime Street, pays homage to the comedy horrors of the past and brings together a superb cast, a script of monster proportions and music to adore and smile throughout at.

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(470 words, 1 image, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)

A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Theatre Review. The Royal Court Theatre.

Originally published by L.S. Media. September 29th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating *****

Cast: Harriet Barrow, Jamie Hampson, Richard Hand, Zoe Lister, Jack Lord, Shaun Mason, Jack Rigby, Michael Ryan, Adam Search, Ella Brennan, Lynsey Coulthard, Ashleigh LeRoy, Michael Loftus, Zain Salim, Amandine Vincent, Florence Watson.

Just when you think you couldn’t see a Shakespeare play performed in the most original way possible, that every conceivable way of doing it had been used, Lodestar Theatre Company come along, rip up the guide on how to present the Bard’s work, not just once but twice, as they systematically destroy the spare copy you had of Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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(431 words, 1 image, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

Macbeth, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre.

Originally published by L.S. Media. September 26th 2012.

Cast: Harriet Barrow, Jamie Hampson, Richard Hand, Zoe Lister, Jack Lord, Shaun Mason, Jack Rigby, Michael Ryan, Adam Search.

L.S. Media Rating *****

Arguably Macbeth is one of the finest plays by William Shakespeare, it has been performed nearly all over the world and many times in the city of Liverpool.  However, it has to be said, never, ever, like this and for that it became one of the most spellbinding and startling productions of any of the bards works to have ever been devised.

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(430 words, 1 image, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

You’ll Never Walk Alone, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.

Cast: Pauline Daniels, Chris Grahamson, Howard Gray, Jamie Hampson, Adam Keast, Dan McIntyre, Mark Moraghan, Anthony Watson, Lenny Wood.

It seems to anyone from outside the city of Liverpool, that whenever they come here for their shopping trips their days out or just to catch the ferry to Ireland that all Liverpool folk talk about is football.

From little old ladies waiting for the bus in Queen’s Square, to the bars and clubs of the town centre and even discussions in barbers and hairdressers from Aigburth to Bootle to Kirby, it’s either red or blue and nothing else matters.

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(456 words, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)