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Ground-Breaking Theatre Company, Told By An Idiot, Return To The Unity Theatre This October.

This October 16th-20th, world-class theatre company Told by an Idiot arrive at Liverpool’s Unity Theatre with a new Birmingham Repertory Theatre co-produced play about LSD, by celebrated playwright Leo Butler.

Leo was invited by former government drugs advisor Professor David Nutt to participate in the world’s first medical trials since the 1960s and this play is the result. All You Need is LSD is a hallucinogenic, madcap romp that takes on the drug debate, questioning whether we are in need of a psychedelic revolution.

“The drug laws in this country- the drug laws IN THE WORLD – all stem from this attitude that pleasure is a bad thing”

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

Liverpool Sound And Vision: The Saturday Supplement, An Interview With Paul Hunter.

Acclaimed classical actor Edward Petherbridge was cast as King Lear, when on the second day of rehearsals he suffered a stroke that left him barely able to move. As he struggled to recover Edward made a discovery: the entire role of Lear still existed word for word in his mind.

From being on the brink of playing one of Shakespeare’s most revered roles, to lying in a hospital bed surrounded by doctors, Edward had never imagined what tragedies and comedies lay in store for him.

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(1779 words, estimated 7:07 mins reading time)

Acclaimed Classical Shakespearian Actor, Edward Petherbridge, To Bring My Perfect Mind To The Unity Theatre.

 Brimming with Told by an Idiot’s inventive style, My Perfect Mind is a moving and comic exploration of the resilience of the human spirit. Performed by Edward Petherbridge and Paul Hunter in a production directed by Kathryn Hunter, the show blurs events from a life-changing chapter in Edward’s life and moments from King Lear.

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(588 words, estimated 2:21 mins reading time)