Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
Cast: Bradley Thompson, Dorcas Sebuyange.
Everybody has a tale, a story in which to impart, it might be the only one they ever tell in frustration or anger, it might be the only one related with open eyes and truth within their soul. However, everybody’s stories deserve to be told; even one that might prove to be counter-productive to the general feeling, for without that story, a meeting of minds cannot be held in balance.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9.5/10
Cast: Abby Melia, Craig Shanda.
Liverpool Theatre Company 20 Stories High has the knack of producing theatre that grabs you by the thought processes and shakes them out of their modern complacency. Arguably one of the most forthright companies, 20 Stories High make theatre not only relevant but they hold a mirror up to a society that at times allows itself to sink to a depth before seeing one person rise high above the trench line. This is arguably never more so in their production of Keith Saha’s wonderfully self-incendiary play Black.
Award-winning Theatre Company, 20 Stories High, is gearing up for a busy summer of performance and festivals with two brand new shows created and performed by the young people of Liverpool.
The local charity that works with and for teenagers and young adults, has been working with young people from excluded communities since 2008 and is growing from strength the strength sticking firmly to their belief that “Everybody’s got a story to tell, and their own way of telling it”.
Award-winning 20 Stories High Theatre Company, based in Toxteth, is proving that talent is alive and well amongst the young people of Merseyside as they announce not one, but two young people’s shows this summer. In a bold move away from directing their own Youth Theatre Programme, Co-Artistic Directors Julia Samuels and Keith Saha have passed the reins over to two exciting and very different theatre practitioners from Liverpool.
Samuels says, “Over the past year, our Participation Programme has grown considerably and we wanted to bring new, local artists on board to find fresh and creative experiences for our participants. They have collaborated together to develop exciting new skills and techniques.”
One of Liverpool’s most dynamic and ground-breaking theatre companies, 20 Stories High join forces with Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and Leicester’s Curve theatre for the world première of Melody Loses Her Mojo, written and directed by Keith Saha. This unique piece of Hip Hop Theatre, fusing spoken word, music, dance, puppetry and street art, opens at Liverpool Playhouse from 20th to 28th September ahead of a national tour.