Tag Archives: Paul Duckworth

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 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.

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

(704 words, estimated 2:49 mins reading time)

The Heart Of Everton’s Badge To The Grand Old Lady, Theatre Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool.

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.

The Heart Of Everton’s Badge To The Grand Old Lady, Theatre Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(593 words, estimated 2:22 mins reading time)

The Big I Am, Theatre Review. Everyman Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Nadia Anim, Emma Bispham, Richard Bremmer, Patrick Brennan, George Caple, Paul Duckworth, Marc Elliot, Cerith Flinn, Emily Hughes, Nathan McMullen, Zelina Rebeiro, Golda Rosheuvel, Keddy Sutton, Liam Tobin.

There are moments in theatre that leave you breathless, where what unfolds on stage is enough to keep you mind whirring at such a pace that sleep, that welcome landing post in choppy waters between days, is impossible, that what has been seen in that form, will leave you reliving every sequence over and over again!

The Big I Am, Theatre Review. Everyman Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(535 words, estimated 2:08 mins reading time)

Othello, Theatre Review. Everyman Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Emma Bispham, Patrick Brennan, Paul Duckworth, Marc Elliott, Cerith Flinn, Leah Gould, Emily Hughes, Golda Rosheuvel.

Photograph used with kind permission by the Everyman Theatre and Jonathan Keenan.

Change a moment, whisper down the ears of others around you words of sweet poison, let the drip of misinformation gather pace and be content in watching the world, which was at peace, rip itself apart and burn itself to a cinder. It is in such actions that happiness falls, that death is chased by murder and hatred festers.

Othello, Theatre Review. Everyman Theatre, Liverpool. full post

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

Paint Your Wagon, Theatre Review. Everyman Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Nadia Anim, Emma Bispham, Richard Bremmer, Patrick Brennan, George Caple, Paul Duckworth, Marc Elliott, Cerith Flinn, Emily Hughes, Nathan McMullen, Zelina Rebeiro, George Rosheuvel, Keddy Sutton, Liam Tobin.

Band: George Francis, Rosalind Jones, Katie Foster, Matthew Henry, Alex Smith, Nick Anderson.

Paint Your Wagon, Theatre Review. Everyman Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(511 words, estimated 2:03 mins reading time)

The Scouse Nativity, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

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

Band: Ben Gladwin, Greg Joy, Emily Linden.

Choir: Jay McWinen, Elaine Collins, Dee Spencer, Teresa Loughlie, Joan Pinnington, Rob Liston, Linda Martin, Barbara Davenport, Gretta Southern, Julia Hayes, Paul Davenport, Melanie Robson, Molly Madigan.

 

The Scouse Nativity, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(560 words, estimated 2:14 mins reading time)

The Lonesome West, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Keiran Cunningham, Alan Devally, Paul Duckworth, Anne O’ Riordan.

To find peace, one must be content, one must realise that life is not about taking potshots at their neighbour, not to be quick to condemn or to take revenge, one must be true to one’s own actions, one must allow a certain kind of love to flourish in the heart for even the most despicable of actions, lest they revel in their own loneliness.

The Lonesome West, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. full post

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

Brick Up 2: The Wrath Of Ann Twacky, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Roy Brandon, Eithne Browne, Danny Burns, Suzanne Collins, Carl Chase, Paul Duckworth, Emily Linden, Andrew Schofield, Francis Tucker.

Two’s company, two is the sound of laughter taken to great heights, two is a sequel to which a comedy penned by the superb duo of Dave Kirby and Nicky Alt is completely on top of its game and is one that surely will be seen as a true worthy successor to a production worth its weight in Liverpool gold.

Brick Up 2: The Wrath Of Ann Twacky, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. full post

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

Father O’ Flaherty Saves Our Souls, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Clare Bowles, Helen Carter, Paul Duckworth, Alan Stocks, Keddy Sutton.

An outpouring of respect should be shown to an actor who puts their life in the hands of an audience to the extent that their own inner thoughts, their own passionate affair with the boards and with language become so consuming that they write a play off their own back and present it to a crowd, ever hungry, ever in need of a new production to hold close to their hearts, and feel the sweat and possible damnation coming off the rehearsal floor for.

Father O’ Flaherty Saves Our Souls, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(450 words, estimated 1:48 mins reading time)