Doctor Who: Demons Of The Punjab. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill, Leena Dhingra, Amita Suman, Shane Zaza, Hamza Jeetooa, Shaheen Khan, Shobna Gulati, Ravin J Ganatra, Bhavnisha Parmar, Emma Fielding, Nathalie Curzner, Isobel Middleton, Barbara Fadden.

Everything we do leaves a footprint in history, it is not just the so-called interesting characters of our time, the thought of as important, each one of has the potential to change the future with a single action, a smile in the right place to a person who may be contemplating a darker path, a word out of place due to anger can set in motion a war, falling in love across man-made boundaries can lead to a death of our making; that footprint in the sands of time does not discriminate, we all have the ability to effect the way our footprint is seen.

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(563 words, estimated 2:15 mins reading time)

Silence (On The Day After).

 

Silence

falls

suddenly

on the day after, although

I swear I can hear

the sound of birds again,

Silence

as the bombs and bullets

no longer scream

through the clearing air

of this long hand weaved

burial place for the living,

Silence

for the waters

of impatient tide

that rotted our feet

and sapped our strength

to do anything but survive,

Silence

on this day

never sounded so sweet,

on this day,

the day after

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(88 words, estimated 21 secs reading time)

Decima Theatre Set To Present Their Gothic Retelling Of An Oscar Wilde Classic At Hope Street Theatre.

“… those who go beneath the surface, do so at their peril… As it is the spectator, and not art, that life really mirrors.”

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(724 words, estimated 2:54 mins reading time)

Star Of Stage, Screen And Television, Sir Ian McKellen, Comes To Liverpool As Part Of National Tour.

Ian McKellen is to celebrate his 80th birthday next year by raising funds for theatres, with a new solo show which will play on 80 stages across the U.K, including two nights at the Liverpool Playhouse on the 17th and 18th May.

It all begins in January 2019 with a Tour of London from the National Theatre to the Theatre Royal Stratford East, as well as performances in the West End and Outer London. Then, across the country, he will visit theatres large and small with which he has personal connections, including amateur groups he knew as a child and notable playhouses he has played in as a professional actor over the last half-century.

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(726 words, estimated 2:54 mins reading time)

Anthrax, Gig Review. Birmingham Arena, Birmingham.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

In another place, perhaps in one which the overhead skies are permanently blue, the sun shines down with the kindness of a first date in summer and with the sizzling aroma of food being cooked for the hungry but dedicated masses, then having three support acts, or more, is arguably one in which the audiences can really get their teeth into. Aside from the logistics of such an action when held indoors and with limited time available, the feeling is one in which a support act to the main event gets some recognition but doesn’t have enough time in which to truly either leave their mark on the memory of the assembled.

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(500 words, estimated 2:00 mins reading time)

Lamb Of God, Gig Review. Birmingham Arena, Birmingham.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

There were always so many bands that were knocking on the door of the Metal scene as the genre exploded, groups that encompassed the complexity of style and the openness of lyrical exploration. Whilst Britain and America had the monopoly for a generation, if we were to look at the time afresh, would fans struggle of the concept of the big four, where would bands from the rest of Europe, South America and beyond fit into this seemingly timeless conglomerate, would it not encompass a far broader base of Metal as Metallica seemed to take the avenue down and leaving the Thrash behind.

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(453 words, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)

Eden’s Curse, Testament-The Best Of Eden’s Curse. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The journey into the realm of the best of album release is one that is fraught with subjective appraisal, a verified list of a committee which does its finest application to look upon a seasoned work and narrow it down to what they believe is a fitting tribute to the band’s broad range of appeal and one that might spark debate within the fanbase. Quite often these releases are a demonstration in name only of what someone else considers might sell, a capitalist utopia of supply and demand that appears to only satisfy one thing-someone else’s bank balance.

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

Be Careful Of Swearing Infront Of The Clandestine Surveillance.

 

I swear a lot,

sometimes under my breathe,

quite often out loud and with force,

I have no problem

when alone

of using four letter words

to which would shock

the easily offended,

if the pain fits

then swear

is my motto.

However

in the days when your phone

and computer can hear what you

are saying, the expletives

you utter are to be a warning,

I am often surprised though

that every time

something or someone annoys me

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He Was Only Thinking Of Getting His Way.

 

How ridiculous

we have become,

equality is the corner

stone of true civilisation

and one that is under-threat

by the preposterous demands

of those who seek

to undermine it,

suing to be believed twenty

years younger,

just to be able to look

great in the eyes of women;

oh foolish creatures that we are,

all the battles we have endured,

all the insanity life can throw

upon our minds,

to be undone by the nonsensical

man in search of sex.

 

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(88 words, estimated 21 secs reading time)

Flat Pack Music Bring Sounds Of Christmas To The Casa Theatre This Christmas.

A two-hour Christmas spectacular of opera and festive songs from professional opera company Flat Pack Music including Nessum Dorma, O Mio Babbino Caro, Holy Night and many more!  Join crowds and friends for the perfect way to get into the festive mood.

You are, also cordially, invited to an “Opera Singing Workshop”, run by Heather Heighway and Joseph Buckmaster, of Flat Pack Music, on Wednesday 5th December, 7pm also at The Casa which will give participants a taste and introduction to opera singing.

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