Broken, but still beating hearts
grieve close by to where we
have been picking off dead
leaves brought down in flight,
swirling in the dog fight of autumnal
trepidation that all soon will be mulch,
trodden down with the finger wag
of open graveside talk, the freedom
to explain away our troubles
to the deaf underground.
In this council setting,
set between the river and consuming
life, there is no beauty, all is bleak and
September day groaning with the weight
of the year gained…
Show investigates our relationships with public space, our bodies and each other.
Touring to five venues this Autumn, When Did You Stop Dancing? is a true and relevant story told with warmth, charm and integrity. Performed by Rachel McBride, it is a show about female uprising, what it means to take a stand; and to stand together. The show visits Unity Theatre on 5th and 6th October.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
Cast: Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, Henry Golding, Glenda Braganza, Andrew Rannells, Dustin Milligan, Danielle Bourgon, Gia Sandhu, Zack Smadu, Andrew Moodie, Sugenja Sri, Rupert Friend, Bashir Salahuddin, Eric Johnson, Linda Cardellini, Paul Jurewisc, Sarah Baker, Jean Smart, Roger Dunn, Nicole Peters, Lauren Peters.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter, Charlotte Rampling, Josh Dylan, Katie Phillips, Anna Madeley, Camilla Afwedson, Tim Plester, Dixie Egerickx, Darren Kent, Amy Marston, Lorne MacFadyen, Thea Balich, Alison Pargeter, Tipper Seifert-Cleveland, Sarah Crowden, Liv Hill, Kathryn O’ Reilly, Oliver Zetterstrom, Martin Carroll.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Cast: Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk, Chas Allen, Betty Jean Gooch, Ann Dowd, Laura Grice, Udo Kier, Fedor Steer, Jack Landry, Wayne Duvall, Whitney Goin, Gary Basaraba, Robert C. Treveiler, Jane McNeill, Dorothy Reynolds, Maggie Lacey.
The overall problem with most cinematic experiences is that with some certain emotions, the truth of understanding them, even seeing them portrayed, is as likely as receiving an apologetic face from a pet cat after it has done its business in the wrong place; some reactions, some sentiments are impossible to replicate, even in the hands of a master actor.
The train will take me
onwards, an electric hum
a bitter substitute
for the days of steam
and the loosely packed sandwich
that flirts suggestively
with the expiry date
and the unflavoured tea,
hot, sweet, dull as yesterday’s dishwater;
this journey will be different
to the one that we took when
fans in red and thick west
Lancashire accents
set fire to the carriage
and the driver sped on,
eating up miles in an attempt
to blow it out, steam train serenade.
Securing his name in the R&B history books, Alexander O’Neal is one of the genres most iconic names. With chart smash Criticize lighting up dance floors across the world thirty-years after its release, his sound has transcended generations.
Working with Prince back in the early days as part of The Time his journey in and out of various band formations propelled him to be the solo artist that audiences best know him for today.
American born, Alexander O’Neal has created a cult appreciation across the globe. His back catalogue transporting his singles in to the U.K. and Billboard top ten’s as well as a triple platinum selling album and ever-expanding discography.
Pull up a stool and we’ll tell ye a tale, full of many a sword fight, and plenty of ale! As there be a fact, that ye may not know, that Old Long John Silver, was actually named- Joan. In a world where “Girls aren’t meant to be pirates”, Joan O’Malley sets out to prove her father and his shipmates that girls CAN be pirates too. However, this wannabe buccaneer may end up with more than she bargained for.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
The term might be one in which the ears and the brain dismisses as yet another piece of slang bandied about by the young seeking to confuse or irritate those of the generations that have gone before them, a word seemingly pulled out of thin air, a modern catch-phrase which means nothing to those over 30, after all, if you take heed of the advice of those over a certain age, it is only the young that need to wake up, isn’t it?
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
When the world is in crisis, it is quite impossible to hear the cry of a single figure. Yet as the darkness comes into every sanctuary possible, as it invades the very heart of what we have to offer, where people look upon you with suspicion for betraying the ghost of a smile and the demon of a heart-felt thanks in your soul, we must still surely see that the whisper of help from even an individual is to be taken as seriously as nation’s grief.