Tag Archives: Royal Court Theatre

Sons Of The Desert, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Roy Brandon, Michael Starke, Lori Haley Fox, Penelope Woodman, Matt Connor, Jonathan Markwood.

The distinctive music, the sight of two comedy greats on stage giving the audience a laugh and great entertainment in two different settings and somehow transported in time from the golden age of Hollywood comedy to the 21st Century comedy central of the Royal Court in Liverpool. Such is how nights of class are made and in the iconic Laurel and Hardy film Sons of The Desert, recently given such status as warranting to be preserved forever in the American National Congress, they don’t come much bigger, then again, it can always be given a new lick of paint and introducing to a newer audience.

Sons Of The Desert, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. full post

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

Lennon, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: John Power, Matt Breen, Tom Connor, Jessica Dyas, Kirsten Foster, Ross Higginson, Adam Keast, Jonathan Markwood, Mark Newnham.

Even almost 33 years after John Lennon was cruelly and untimely taken from his fans and from the city of Liverpool and the world, his iconic memory still has the power, the absolute authority of spirit, in which to inspire and encourage rousing feelings of love and joy and ultimately the sadness of a life cut short well before his time.

Lennon, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(566 words, estimated 2:16 mins reading time)

National Treasure, Lynda Bellingham, Remains A Passionate Woman In Liverpool.

As a part of a double announcement, tickets have gone on sale for Kay Mellor’s glorious comedy A Passionate Woman starring Lynda Bellingham and which will be on at the Royal Court Theatre from Monday 24th to Saturday 1st March 2014.

This brand new production is a part of its pre West End tour by David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers the multi award winning producers of Calendar Girls, Brief Encounter, The Full Monty and ART. As well as Lynda Bellingham, the show stars Christopher Timothy, Peter McMillan and Polish film star Mateusz Damieicki.

National Treasure, Lynda Bellingham, Remains A Passionate Woman In Liverpool. full post

(296 words, estimated 1:11 mins reading time)

Ladies Day, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Eithne Browne, Lynne Francis, Roxanne Pallett, Angela Simms, Jack Lord.

The glitter, the finery, the new frocks and strange alien language truly known only by a smattering of people can only mean one thing; that Amanda Whittington’s play Ladies Day is in Liverpool and under starter’s orders to go down as one of the great feel good productions of 2013.

Ladies Day, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(436 words, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

Down Our Street, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Micky Finn, Crissy Rock, Suzanne Collins, Lesley Butler, Lenny Wood, Lynne Fitzgerald, Roy Brandon, Lindzi Germain, Ruth Laird.

There may be a very wide river that runs between Liverpool and Birkenhead, perhaps at times it may seem like a gulf or a yawning chasm but the actual differences between the two sides of the Mersey are in truth very small. Birkenhead and Liverpool are communities, communities built upon tradition, hard work and friendship and in Brain McCann’s outstanding musical play, Down Our Street, the history of Birkenhead is explored to its fullest, from the founding stones of John Laird and the thoughts of a model town and the shipyard that still bares the family name.

Down Our Street, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(432 words, estimated 1:44 mins reading time)

Hope, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast:  Mark Womack, Rene Zagger, Scot Williams, Samantha Womack.

Hope should never be denied to anyone, take it away and you deny that person the only thing they may have keeping them sane. Hope also can be secretive and a hard but forgiving mistress and to base a production around this idea takes the slight touch of genius and adds it to a script by Scot Williams which is utterly absorbing, playful but also captures the very essence of writing

Hope, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(338 words, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)

Julian Clary To Come To Liverpool As Part Of 2013 Tour.

Back by popular demand, national comedy treasure and self-proclaimed ‘Lord of Mince’ Julian Clary has extended his unstoppable, smash-hit U.K. tour. Adding a further 31 performances, Position Vacant: Apply Within has become one of Julian’s most successful shows to date and Julian Clary will now bring his phenomenal show to Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre on Saturday 25th May.

Gaining a whole new legion of fans following an incredible Celebrity Big Brother win, 2012 was a stand-out year for the sharp-witted and even sharper-tongued comedian. Fans have flocked to see the flamboyant star in his element, delivering his now infamous brand of outrageous, no-holds barred comedy.

Julian Clary To Come To Liverpool As Part Of 2013 Tour. full post

(282 words, estimated 1:08 mins reading time)

Royal Court Theatre And Writer Fred Lawless To Make Fifth Christmas Show For 2013.

Following on from the phenomenal success of their current production, the sensational A Nightmare on Lime Street, the Royal Court Theatre are taking the extraordinary step of putting tickets on sale for their 2013 Christmas show on a year in advance.

This time, writer Fred Lawless and the gang will be back in a show called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fazakerley.

The writer of the last four smash hit Royal Court Christmas shows (Merry Ding Dong, Scouse Pacific, Little Scouse On The Prairie and A Nightmare On Lime Street) is back once again with a Close Encounter of the Royal Court kind, that will make Star Wars look like a primary school nativity.

Royal Court Theatre And Writer Fred Lawless To Make Fifth Christmas Show For 2013. full post

(286 words, estimated 1:09 mins reading time)

Royal Court Theatre To Premiere New Scot Williams Play.

Hope is a brand new stage play written by and starring some of Liverpool’s finest film and television acting talent and it will receive its world premiere at the city’s Royal Court Theatre in March 2013.

An all-star cast has been revealed for this darkly comic psychological thriller, which sees Mark Womack, who recently starred in the B.B.C.1 drama Good Cop, making a rare return to the stage. Mark’s long list of credits include Ken Loach’s Route Irish as well as Murphy’s Law and Martina Cole’s The Runaway. Starring alongside Womack is his Hillsborough, Liverpool One and Merseybeat co-star, and the play’s writer, director and producer, Scot Williams, who makes a long awaited return to the Liverpool theatre scene after an 18-year hiatus.

Royal Court Theatre To Premiere New Scot Williams Play. full post

(343 words, 1 image, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)

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.

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

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