The year has perhaps been one of diverse feelings across the board in Liverpool, one in which reflection, triumphant returns, masterpieces and some sadness has been experienced. The Playhouse Theatre has undergone work for a while and yet held inside its doors one of the most magnificent scenes caught on camera as Annette Bening and Jamie Bell recreated one of the last days of the film star Gloria Graham for the cinematic love letter, Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool. The much loved Unity Theatre closed its doors for a time and reopened with a flourish as it too underwent a change in its decor and look and yet still retains the welcome that makes it one of the places to visit in the city.
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Ten Great Shows At The Casa During This Year’s Liverpool Fringe Festival.
From the 17th to 23rd June, The Casa on Hope Street is excited to be part of the inaugural Liverpool Fringe Festival. They have got ten productions on over the period of a week. The shows look fabulous and relevant. Everything from original contemporary drama on the subject of racism, the refugee crisis or treatment of women to classics such as Edward Albee’s Zoo Story and Shakespeare’s History plays as well as bit of Improv chucked in for good measure! Each show lasts approximately one hour, so why not book in for a couple that interest you for the afternoon or evening!! You can find details of how to book tickets at the bottom or alternatively you can pay on the door.
Potentially Brilliant Theatre Present Mike Howl’s More Scouse Saddam? This April.
In the summer of 1990, a group of lads from Liverpool were working on renovating and decorating the palace of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein when they were taken hostage by Saddam and his ruthless regime in Baghdad.
More Scouse Saddam?, a play by Mike Howl, is based upon this true story of how these young Scousers managed to survive by building a nightclub! Often hilariously funny and sometimes incredibly sad, the play depicts the roller-coaster ride of their time in captivity, and the valiant attempts of their wives to try to secure the release of their loved ones.
Liverpool’s Burjesta Theatre To Hold Auditions For Their Autumn Production.
Burjesta Theatre are holding auditions for their Autumn production of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s gripping crime story, Crime and Punishment, on Wednesday 17th August. See below for all the details you need for the audition process and the production.
The Story
The company’s autumn production is an in-house adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic novel, Crime and Punishment set among the misery and poverty of 19th century Petersburg, Russia. The story tells of Raskalnikov a young, disaffected student who decides that if he were to murder a miserly old money-lender and use her money for the benefit of mankind it would be beneficial act.
Howard Zinn’s Marx In Soho To Be Performed At The Casa On June 20th.
“Don’t you wonder why it is necessary to declare me dead again and again?”
Karl Marx has agitated with the authorities of the afterlife for a chance to clear his name. Through a bureaucratic error, though, Marx is sent to Soho in New York, rather than his old stomping ground in Soho, London, to make his case. The play introduces us to Marx’s wife, Jenny, his children, the anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, and a host of other characters. It is a brilliant introduction to Marx’s life, his analysis of society, and his passion for radical change. In an era of savage austerity cuts and an ever-growing disparity between rich and poor this play is more relevant than ever.
The Casa Opens Up Its Doors To Unique Weekend of Entertainment.
The Casa on Hope Street has always been a place where like minded people can gather together and rail against social injustice. In a very unique city in the U.K. it is the most unique of meeting places. Now there is another reason to check out this hive of activity on the weekend of the 20th and 21st July when Burjesta Clowns, Alun Parry, Mimi Amore and a whole host of others will be performing in a weekend spectacular.
The Pied Piper Of Liverpool, Theatre Review. The Casa, Liverpool.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
Cast: Alan Bower, Alun Parry, Geraldine Moloney-Judge, Mike Leane, Kate Mulvihill, Richard MacDonald, Mikyla Durkan, Sarah Tryer, Adam Byrne, Laura Foulkes.
The Casa might not be the first place that audiences think of plays as being performed in the Hope Street area of the city. However away from the Unity Theatre down the road and the looming cultural giant that is the new look Everyman Theatre, The Casa offers the chance for local productions to shine with actors who may be making their first tempting steps into the profession. This was no less the case in the entertaining and thought provoking Julian Bond and Burjesta Theatre’s play, The Pied Piper Of Liverpool.
The Trestles, Gig Review. The Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool.
Originally published by L.S. Media. March 21st 2011.
There can’t have been a more important building on Saturday night than The Casa on Hope Street. In the last few years it has played host to some of the more important gigs to have taken place in this city, not least the much liked and influential folk/protest singer Alun Parry.
Stepping into the limelight and fast becoming part of the collective heart beat that keeps this city’s cognisant firmly in its place was the next generation, a Liverpool band that is here for more than just a reason, they will point the direction for the next ten years if we are fortunate.