Tag Archives: Liverpool

Beauty And The Beast, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Stephen Collins, Edward Day, Simone Lewis, Rose-Marie Christian.

Within us all there is the propensity to harbour both good and evil, to be kind-hearted and to allow the nature of maliciousness to shine through; there is though a realm of mischievousness which can enter both states of mind, not born out of a dark soul, but in the way that you are treated by others, one can only take so much abuse from someone before they start to kick back, when people are excluded and talked about spitefully behind their back, they become harsh, callous perhaps, they become unkind.

Beauty And The Beast, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool. full post

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

Disobedience. Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T., Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola, Anton Lesser, Allan Corduner, Nicholas Woodeson, David Fleeshman, Steve Furst, Trevor Allan Davies, Sophia Brown, Clara Francis, Lisa Cohen, Cara Horgan, Liza Sadovy, Bernice Stegers.

Sexuality and faith have never been reliable bed-fellows, the angst that exists between the two states of human need and suffering is only countered by dogma and the words of interpretation; to be different, to love against doctrine and the word of theological study, is to face, in some quarters, questions, if not exile.

Disobedience. Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T., Liverpool. full post

(441 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Thea Gilmore, Gig Review. Music Rooms, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Christmas can either be an anathema to the soul, or if you are fortunate it can turn the winter period into one of joyous celebration, the message of spirituality, of throwing your life open to new experiences, of understanding that there is more to this time of year than materialism and personal gain, there is empathy, the freedom to sing, or to be silent, to listen at least to the sound of internal delight taking shape and the welcome poise of surrender to a heavenly guide.

Thea Gilmore, Gig Review. Music Rooms, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. full post

(409 words, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)

Ed Harcourt, Gig Review. Capstone Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

A whirlwind of emotions arrives and diverge, divide and multiply at this time of year, we become engaged in the scope of the sentiments passed to us by total strangers and react in kind to the misplaced smile or the sorrowful tear we see on the street. We hope for peace, we yearn for the sound of harmony and reconciliation, of goodwill and the knowledge that come the spring, once we are out Beyond The End of winter the sun will shine on us favourably and with honour.

Ed Harcourt, Gig Review. Capstone Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(520 words, estimated 2:05 mins reading time)

Broken Biscuits, Theatre Review. Royal Court Studio, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Gillian Hardie, Leanne Martin, Louise Garcia.

We must always remember that we don’t truly understand, not completely, how another person feels, that despite the smiles and triumphant words shown and yelled to the world, we have no way of knowing the pain they suffer behind closed doors. The world of social media has perhaps exacerbated that sense of false bonhomie, putting on a face for the world in digital form when all you want to do is lock yourself away and deal with the grief that has been placed at your door.

Broken Biscuits, Theatre Review. Royal Court Studio, Liverpool. full post

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

Cinderalla Scouse, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Paul Duckworth, Michael Fletcher, Stephen Fletcher, Lindzi Germain, Eva McKenna, Andrew Schofield, Hayley Sheen, Keddy Sutton.

Musicians: Howard Gray, Ben Gladwin, Greg Joy, Emily Linden.

Liverpool faces every threat thrown at it by Government with one of the deadliest weapons known to humanity, the ability to laugh and fight back with savage, beautiful humour. In an age when the way we live is under constant threat, it is the greatest of attributes that we possess theatres, artists and writers who are unafraid to deliver the joke that entertains the many, whilst the undercurrent gladly riles the backs of those who see the world only in terms of doctrine and political dogma.

Cinderalla Scouse, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(527 words, estimated 2:06 mins reading time)

The Damned, Gig Review. 02 Academy, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Darkness falls early as Winter’s grip takes hold, a kind of bleakness can be felt crawling through the souls of those who seek a musical thrill, who require the artistic fix and the bite of passion in which to ward off the tendrils of despair; darkness falls, we Wait for the Blackout, and then in a bright burst of light, a flash of coronal mass ejection, darkness is abated for a while, we look to the heavens for answers and find only one possible solution, that The Damned have found a way to light the sky and the way forward.

The Damned, Gig Review. 02 Academy, Liverpool. full post

(548 words, estimated 2:12 mins reading time)

The Snow Queen, Theatre Review. Everyman Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Danny Burns, Lloyd Gorman, Barbara Hockaday, Nikita Johal, Adam Keast, Greg Last, Nicola Martinus-Smith, Jamie Noar, Lucy Thatcher, Francis Tucker.

Children of all ages always eagerly await the first drifts of Christmas snow, a winter picture postcard from our past never seems to fit right without the unique flakes falling against the backdrop of a street light and the crisp sound, that first exquisite crunch of Wellington Boot on the overnight gift that the turning of the year brings us, it may be a time of memory, of quiet solitude in thanks but as The Snow Queen knocks at the door, what cannot be avoided is the chance to laugh, smile till the face takes on a permanent position of glee, and to relax in the company of actors and extenuated by superbly played music and genuine affection to entertain.

The Snow Queen, Theatre Review. Everyman Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(477 words, estimated 1:54 mins reading time)

Mersey Wylie, Gig Review. Studio 2, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

The applause is long, whistles of appreciation hit the pleasantly decorated eaves above the audience’s head, the walls of the playground that is the Studio 2 on Parr Street have shaken with the sound of a woman’s magnificence hitting an all-time high, and somewhere in each attendee’s heart, a passion could be visibly be seen to stir has been woken, an appetite, a hunger they never knew they had, has been evidently awoken; and all in the cause of Mersey Wylie taking her much deserved bow at the end of a night which has been remarkable, unequalled.

Mersey Wylie, Gig Review. Studio 2, Liverpool. full post

(509 words, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)

Give The Fans Sweet F.A., Theatre Review. The Studio At The Royal Court, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Adam Byrne, Mikyla Jane Durkan, Peter Durr, Maggi Green, Mike Howl, Frank Kennedy, Joe Matthew-Morris, Geraldine Moloney Judge, Claire O’Neill, Mike Sanders, Rosalie Sephton, Joseph Stanley, Kevin Thomas, Callum Wright.

Give The Fans Sweet F.A., Theatre Review. The Studio At The Royal Court, Liverpool. full post

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