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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Cartoonopolis, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
Cast: Lewis Bray.
To compare the same play by the same performer two years apart is to open yourself up to folly and yet as audience member rose in appreciation at the end of Lewis Bray’s magical return of his play Cartoonopolis, as they revelled as one in the life of boy to whom cartoons are a special friend, there can be no doubt that this is one of the most exceptional plays crowds are likely to see this year.
Cartoonopolis, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre Studio, Liverpool.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Cast: Lewis Bray.
Imagination is arguably the greatest gift bestowed upon humanity. It can lead us down many paths that were once closed off for whatever reason and it can be a shelter in any storm, a place in which to escape to when the world is against you, a place in which to explore and create.