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Stand Up For A New Bistro Dish, As Make It Write Bring New Comedy To The Everyman Bistro.

The Everyman Bistro is the venue for Make it Write Production’s play Stand Up.  

It’s a new bitter-sweet black comedy about stand-up comic Mark, whose private life is no laughing matter. We see him spiralling ever downwards with gambling debts as loan sharks begin to bite. While Mark’s ex-wife’s new lover sneers on the side-lines from swanky suburbia. 

Bernie Winston, a Pizza delivery man, who has been writing for most of his life, is now having his first play staged in a location that will give audiences the feeling of entering a comedy club. 

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Future Yard Pop-Up Venue To Open In Birkenhead With Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark As First Announced Show.

Following on from the success of 2019’s Future Yard Festival, Near Future Pop-Up Music Venue is to open in Birkenhead this spring.

The first show announced for the new space on Argyle Street sees Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark return for their first Wirral show since 1979.

Presented by the team behind Future Yard Festival, Near Future will be Birkenhead’s only dedicated live music venue.  Initially opening as a pop-up with a series of live events between April and June 2020, it will feature some of the most exciting emerging new artists from across the U.K. – and very special returning local icons.

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Play Contest Shows Global Appeal Of The Beatles.

Four new plays about the Beatles are being staged in June as part of the Liverpool Fringe Festival, showing the continuing global appeal of The Fab Four. 

The thirty-minute plays chosen in a competition have come from a field of entries which includes Israel, New Zealand and the U.S.A. 

“We are delighted so many people responded from overseas“, said Sharon Colpman, Executive Producer of Liverpool-based Make it Write Productions. 

Make it Write has teamed up with Ticket to Write to resurrect the competition which was held in Liverpool for five years. 

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The Undertones Return To Liverpool As Part Of U.K. Tour.

Hugh Cornwell Announced As Special Guest.

The Undertones have confirmed a run of U.K. live dates throughout May and June, of which will see the popular band return to Liverpool’s o2 Academy on May 9th and with special guest, the tireless and exceptional Hugh Cornwell, in tow.

The Undertones emerged from Derry in 1976, the result of five friends (John O’ Neill, Damian O’ Neill, Feargal Sharkey, Billy Doherty and Michael Bradley) learning how to play basic rock and roll.

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Family Fun As Dragons, Frogs, Lizards And Dogs Take Over The Playhouse This spring!

A flurry of creatures will descend on Liverpool this spring as family productions for a range of ages – including lively tales for little ones and teen novels turned into exciting stage adaptations – take centre stage at the Playhouse.

Kicking off a series of family shows, Oi Frog and Friendsvisits the Playhouse from 26th-29th February. Adapted from Kes Gray and Jim Field’s best-selling pictures books, audiences will join frog, dog, cat and a host of other friends for a live adventure packed full of songs, puppetry and fun.

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Cast Confirmed For The Return Of Smash Hit LFC Show!

Liverpool’s Royal Court will be bringing back one of its biggest shows this summer. There will be a lot of Liverpool fans with happy smiles on their faces in April and May as YNWA returns in time for the end of the football season.

YNWA – Let’s Talk About Six Baby tells the story of one of the World’s most famous football clubs and has been written by one of its biggest fans. It uses the songs from the terraces supported with video footage of all of the great LFC moments.

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Spend The Evening With A Cricketing Legend, As Graham Gooch Comes To The Epstein Theatre This March.

One of Britain’s greatest cricketers, the legendary Graham Gooch O.B.E., is coming to Liverpool for An Evening With Graham Gooch O.B.E. at The Epstein Theatre at 8pm on Tuesday 3rd March 2020.

During the show, organised by Rob Gough Promotions, Graham Gooch will be talking to Radio City Talk’s Steve Hothersall, discussing his life on tour, career highlights and key moments during his nearly 50 years in cricket on and off the field.

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Screams And Drag Queens Takeover Valentine’s In The Everyman Bistro.

There is no need to ‘couple up’ this Valentine’s Day, as two dinner dates with a difference are set to take over the Everyman Bistro on 14th and 15th February.

People of all shapes, sizes and relationship statuses looking to avoid a traditional Valentine’s night out are invited to celebrate with the Everyman’s favourite Drag Queen or join in a murder mystery with an 80s twist.

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Sian Reeves Takes A break From Coronation Street To Star In By the Waters Of Liverpool At Warrington Parr Hall.

Sian Reeves has kept Coronation Street viewers on the edge of their seats since rolling up as Charlie Wood, the deluded wife Tim Metcalfe didn’t know he had.

But viewers will have to wait to see how it all pans out for Tim, Sally and Charlie as she takes a break from the cobbles of Weatherfield to star in the brand new stage play adaptation of Helen Forrester’s, By The Waters Of Liverpool which is coming to Warrington’s Parr Hall on 14th – 15th March.

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Liverpool’s Royal Court Youth Theatre And North West Acting School Combine To Bring The Unlikely Candidate To The Stage.

Liverpool’s Royal Court Youth Theatre and North West End Acting School have combined to present a brand-new play set in 19th century Liverpool – The Unlikely Candidate.

The show has been written by North West End Acting School’s Francis Tucker and will be performed by the Youth Theatre’s mentoring group which is made up of students over the age of 17. Tucker, who is best known for his performances in Brick Up The Mersey Tunnels, YNWA and as the dame in the last 19 Everyman pantomimes, will also direct the show and has written all of the original music. 

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