There used to be a buzz of excitement around this time of year. Away from the thought of inedible sprouts that seemed to only be placed upon the plate with frightening regularity, the Queen’s speech having to be watched because an elderly relative once saw Her Majesty dangle a gloved hand out somewhere in Weston–Super-Mare in 1965, and the usual fights that would lead to doors slamming throughout the land because someone didn’t want to enter the Christmas spirit, one thing could unite the family and be the cause of more arguments and that was who would be Christmas No. 1.
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Lennon, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. (2014)
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
Cast: John Power, Tom Connor, Kirsten Foster, Ross Higginson, Adam Keast, Jonathan Markwood, Daniel McIntyre, Mark Newnham, Nicky Swift.
It is impossible to thank somebody across the ages, to shake their hand and say cheers for bringing a story to life, even when that person is still such a force in Liverpool’s artistic and cultural society, you cannot go back to a day over 30 years ago and tell them thank you for telling the dramatic life of one of the true heroes to have come from a city in which salutes its champions harder than anywhere else in the country. However if you should bump into Bob Eaton then try your absolute best to thank him for taking the chance on a production at the Everyman Theatre just a few short months after the passing of John Lennon.
John Power To Perform At Eric’s In May.
Singer songwriter, musician and Cast frontman John Power, heads to Eric’s to perform a solo acoustic hometown show of some class. With an armoury of material from an incredible catalogue of both solo work and his time with Cast, this will be a stunning night of live music in one of the finest venues in the city.
Ahead of playing John Lennon once more at the Royal Court theatre, John Power returns to his home town to perform for those who took him to their hearts first, the Liverpool people.
Lennon, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Cast: John Power, Matt Breen, Tom Connor, Jessica Dyas, Kirsten Foster, Ross Higginson, Adam Keast, Jonathan Markwood, Mark Newnham.
Even almost 33 years after John Lennon was cruelly and untimely taken from his fans and from the city of Liverpool and the world, his iconic memory still has the power, the absolute authority of spirit, in which to inspire and encourage rousing feelings of love and joy and ultimately the sadness of a life cut short well before his time.
Liverpool Legend Bill Shankly Remembered As David Peace Launches Red Or Dead At Epstein Theatre.
As favourite adopted sons of Liverpool go, perhaps none come much bigger or more adored than the legendary football manager Bill Shankly. Even those who don’t come from the city and don’t support the team he managed so successfully can only but admire the man who took the club from the depths of Division Two and made them the most remarkable and well-regarded club in the country.
Ahead of what would have been the great man’s 100th birthday in September, the author David Peace talked about his new book Red Or Dead with highly respected journalist Brian Reade to a packed and appreciative audience at the Epstein Theatre on Hanover Street.
The Royal Court Theatre To Bring Back Iconic Lennon Show .
Royal Court Liverpool are bringing back one of their most successful shows of recent times with a brand new star name. John Power (The La’s, Cast) will be making his theatrical debut in Bob Eaton’s fantastic musical – Lennon.
The show follows Lennon’s life from Woolton Church Fete to New York, stopping off in Hamburg and The Cavern along the way. All of the major players in the Beatle’s life appear, from his upbringing with Aunt Mimi to his later life with Yoko Ono. Packed with the music of Lennon and McCartney there are more than 40 hit songs that drive the show from beginning to end. Amongst many others the hits include: All You Need Is Love, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, In My Life, Hard Days Night and, of course, Imagine.