Tag Archives: Liverpool Playhouse.

Jane Austen’s Persuasion Brought To Life On The Playhouse Stage This October.

To celebrate 200 years of the work of one of Britain’s greatest authors, a newly adapted production of Jane Austen’s novel Persuasion visits the Playhouse from 9th-13th October.

Brought to the stage by Theatre6 and Catherine Schreiber, Jane Austen’s final novel is performed on stage for the first time as part of a U.K. tour, featuring an original score by Maria HaIk Escudero. Directed by Kate McGregor with costumes inspired by the period, the production sees the theatre company behind the critically-acclaimed Gabriel, featuring Paul McGann, return to the Playhouse for the first time since 2017.

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(304 words, estimated 1:13 mins reading time)

Keith Saha And 20 Stories High Return In 2015 With Hard Hitting New Theatre.

Award-winning theatre company 20 Stories High’s latest production, Black, opens at the Liverpool Playhouse Studio on 28th January 2015 and then will tour nationwide.

Written by Keith Saha and Directed by Julia Samuels, Black is a provocative and engaging new show that digs deep at the heart of racial tensions in the U.K. today. With live D.J. soundscapes from Chunky (Riot Jazz /Hoya Hoya) and introducing the raw talent of Abby Melia, Black represents a real situation and puts the spotlight on a real issue.

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(440 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Francis Tucker And Robert Farquhar Combine For New Comedy At The Playhouse Studio.

Francis Tucker, one of Liverpool’s favourite comedy performers, will return to the stage in Robert Farquhar’s comedy Di Is Dead at the Playhouse Studio from Wednesday 17th to Saturday 29th April.

It’s September 1997, and a wannabe Brit pop hanger on is struggling to write a book about the excesses of the time. And then it happens. Princess Diana is killed in a car crash in a Parisian subway. The country goes into grief frenzy meltdown. He goes in search of a subject to say something about something about where we’re at.

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(416 words, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)

The Misanthrope, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast:  Neil Caple, Simon Coates, Leander Deeny, Daniel Goode, Alison Pargeter, George Potts, Zara Tempest-Walters, Colin Tierney, Harvey Virdi.

For the third time, Moliere, Roger McGough and Gemma Bodinetz combined to make an evening at the Playhouse Theatre so anticipated and enjoyable. Heavily surrounded by a cast that adds that final burst of brilliance that makes The Misanthrope a play a distinguished and tremendous addition to the canon of Moliere plays to now have been performed on the stage in the city.  

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(402 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

A Government Inspector, Theatre Review. Liverpool Playhouse.

Photograph by Nobby Clarke.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Howard Chadwick, Andrew Price, Clara Darcy, Andy Cresswell, Anthony Hunt, Susie Emmett, Jill Cardo, Kraig Thornber, Andy Cryer, Richard Colvin, Jon Trenchard, Tim Frances.

Whenever Northern Broadsides comes to the Liverpool Playhouse or its fantastic times up at the Everyman Theatre, the city’s audiences fall over themselves in their droves to make sure they are one of the fortunate ones to witness a night of exceptional theatre. In the latest classic that gets a welcome Northern representation, the brilliant ensemble; under the excellent tutelage of the director and composer Conrad Nelson, wrapped themselves in the cosy and biting satirical humour of Gogol’s inspired comedy A Government Inspector.  This guidance extended to the actors doubling up and performing as a bass band during the performance. An exceptional feat to include into a show!

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(497 words, 1 image, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)

The Thirty Nine Steps, Theatre Review. Liverpool Playhouse.

Originally published by L.S. Media. December 8th 2009.

Cast: Richard Braine, Dugald Bruce-Lockhart, Katherine Kingsley, Dan Starkey.

The team behind the Liverpool Playhouse pulled a real cracker for its final performance of the year and decade and watched it explode in delight, laughter and a touch of good old fashioned British daring do.

John Buchan’s classic The Thirty Nine Steps has been given the comedy treatment and like Spymonkey’s reworking of Moby Dick earlier on in the season it was excellently written and had the benefit of some superb comic acting.

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(418 words, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)

Antony And Cleopatra, Theatre Review. Liverpool Playhouse

Picture from bbc.co.uk

Originally published by L.S. Media.

Cast: Kim Cattrall, Jeffrey Kissoon, Ian Hogg, Martin Hutson, Martin Herdman, Aicho Kossoko, Gracy Goldman, Muzz Khan, Offue Okegbe, Bhasker Patel, Simon Manyonda, Mark Sutherland, Alex Blake, Robert Orme, Ross Armstrong, Mark Gillis.

If ever there was a title contender for most eagerly awaited play to hit Liverpool, then surely Janet Suzman’s directorial adaption of William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra would sweep everything else aside.

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(384 words, 1 image, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

Roald Dahl’s Twisted Tales, Theatre Review. Liverpool Playhouse.

Picture from everymanplayhouse.com

Originally published by L.S. Media. April 1st 2011.

Cast: Nicholas Burns, David Cardy, Ryan Cage, Andy Nyman.

To some, the very name Roald Dahl invokes memories of hiding behind the sofa and watching through the gaps of tight, clamped hands and being mesmerized by the sight of lady dancing in flames, as the title music to The Tales of the Unexpected rang through living rooms up and down the country.

Now after last year’s smash hit Ghost Stories, The Liverpool Playhouse once more delves into the mysterious and peculiar as Jeremy Dyson adapts some of the most popular stories from Roald Dahl’s collection and brings them to life on the stage.

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(368 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)

The Lady in the Van, Theatre Review. Liverpool Playhouse.

Picture from Liverpool Live

Cast: Nicola McAuliffe, Paul Kemp, James Holmes, Tina Gambe, Emma Gregory, Fiz Marcus, Benedict Sandiford, Martin Wimbush, Janet Harrison.

From the mind of one of the most unique of British playwrights, comes one of the most fascinating pieces of theatre to have been envisaged and produced and given that certain inspired finish that only Yorkshire born Alan Bennett can write is the play The Lady in the Van.

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(405 words, 1 image, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)