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Roger Beaujolais And Quartet To Perform At The Atkinson Theatre For One Night Only.

On Saturday 17th May, The Capstone continues to give its audience the very best of  jazz as it welcomes jazz maestro Roger Beaujolais and Quartet to the stage for one night only.

The London based vibraphonist had originally gained recognition with 80s jump jive favourites The Chevalier Brothers whose musicianship and anarchic brand of humour took them all over the world. After a brief spell with the chart-topping Fairground Attraction, Roger formed Latin jazz outfit the Beaujolais Band releasing two top selling albums on Acid Jazz Records.

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A Second Barry White Christmas Forecast For Liverpool This Year.

The show that stormed EchoTwo @ Liverpool’s Echo Arena for five nights last Christmas is back by popular demand for a three week run at the Echo Arena’s sister venue The Auditorium. Dave Kirby’s grown-up festive treat and the only Christmas-themed show in town Dreaming of a Barry White Christmas, will run from Monday 15th Dec – Sat 3rd January 2015 and tickets are on public sale on Fri 2nd May!

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(659 words, estimated 2:38 mins reading time)

An August Bank Holiday Lark, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Barrie Rutter, Emily Butterfield, Darren Kuppan, Jack Quarton, Ben Burman, Elizabeth Eves, Sophie Hatfield, Lauryn Redding, Brett Lee Roberts, Mark Thomas, Russell Richardson.

An August Bank Holiday Lark, the chance for some men to become heroes, for some to find some meaning or importance in life away from the remote villages they may have been raised in all their lives or even the chance to be looked at differently by those they need validation or even respect from. An August Bank Holiday Lark, the hazy days of summer before Gavro Princip took a gun and assassinated one man and his wife and started the ball rolling on the first mechanised whole sale slaughter of soldiers and civilians that tore through Europe and beyond.

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(577 words, estimated 2:18 mins reading time)

Locke, Film Review. Picturehouse@Fact, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Tom Hardy, Nqabilezitha Mhlonga, Olivia Coleman, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Ben Daniels, Tom Holland, Bill Milner, Danny Webb, Alice Lowe, Silas Carson, Lee Ross, Kirsty Dillon.

American cinema may have invented the concept of the “Road Movie”, just as they did with the beat poetry that used the idea as metaphor to describe life but surely in the hands of one film, British cinema has shown exactly what can be done with the genre. The wide open spaces that run the width of the United States is can be argued is a poor substitute to the tediousness that is inflicted upon drivers in the U.K., the road in America takes you to the place you want to be, the road in Britain takes you where you need to be. For that prospect alone makes Locke one of the finest films dealing with solitude and everyday realism that you are likely to come across.

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(490 words, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)

Cast Announced For Kneehigh And Everyman’s Dead Dog In A Suitcase (And Other Love Songs).

Kneehigh and the Everyman and Playhouse join creative forces this summer with a radical re-working of Jon Gay’s political and musical play, The Beggar’s Opera. Called Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs), the brand new show will open at the newly rebuilt Everyman theatre from Saturday 21st June to Saturday 12th July before Kneehigh return to Cornwall with the production in The Lost Gardens of Heligan from 30th August.

This new show from writer Carl Grose features a brilliant company of Kneehigh actor musicians including Giles King, Patrycja Kuwaska, Ian Ross and Audrey Brisson.

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(463 words, estimated 1:51 mins reading time)

Liverpool Legend Ian McNabb Launches His Own Open Mic Night in Liverpool.

Ian Mcnabb is one of the great singer/songwriters to emerge from the 80’s Liverpool music scene. The founder and lead singer with chart toppers The Icicle Works, will be launching his very own ‘Open Mic’ night at Mathew Street Live on Mathew Street, Liverpool (above Eric’s) starting on Wednesday 7th May from 9pm – 1am. Entry is free.

“I’m pleased to report that I will be hosting a singer-songwriter night every Wednesday upstairs from Eric’s club starting next month. I hope to see as many of you there as possible. Come and play your music!” says Ian Mcnabb.

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Gianni Russo, Carlo Rizzi In The Godfather, To Perform At The Static Gallery This June.

Flying in from New York, actor, singer and raconteur, Gianni Russo, best known for his role as Carlo Rizzi in The Godfather, travels to Liverpool on the 26th June to perform a very special tribute to old blue eyes Frank Sinatra at The Static Gallery as part of the International Festival for Business Cultural Programme in Liverpool.

Described by the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York as “A one-man block party, who’s known for his role in The Godfather, Gianni is an accomplished singer unlike any other. Wildly entertaining with a changing cast of guest performers, his show attracts an eclectic mix of moguls, models, students, restaurateurs, actors, filmmakers and some of the biggest names in the music business.”

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Claire Sweeney And Mandy Muden To Bring New Comedy To The Royal Court This June.

This May, the Royal Court Liverpool will be co-producing a brand new comedy written by and starring Claire Sweeney and Mandy Muden!

Sex And The Suburbs is a brilliant show for anyone who has ever been in a relationship. Packed with laughs and songs, the show delves into the stories of real women everywhere.

Mandy Muden stars as Penny Crowe, host of a late-night radio phone in and Britain’s leading Agony Aunt. Claire Sweeney is her co-host Willow Wallace and together they take calls about every date from hell and the occasional one from heaven.

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(387 words, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)

Out Of Joint Puts The N.H.S. Under The Microscope At The Playhouse With This May Hurt A Bit

Renowned theatre company Out of Joint puts the N.H.S. front and centre in their latest play as they bring Stella Feehily’s This May Hurt a Bit to Liverpool. Featuring national treasure Stephanie Cole, the critically acclaimed hit will be putting the patient and the institution under the microscope from Wednesday 7th to Saturday 10th May.

A month after stating, “We will stop the top-down reorganisation of the N.H.S. that has got in the way of patient care”, the government launched the biggest top-down reorganisation the service had seen in its 65-year history. With wit, tenderness, and splashes of the surreal, Stella Feehily’s new play follows one family’s journey through the digestive system of the NHS, and asks: what’s the prognosis?

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(324 words, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)

Doctor Who: The Crooked Man. Audio Drama Review, 3.3. Big Finish.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Sarah Smart, Robin Pearce, Richard Earl, Neil Stuke, Lizzie Roper.

Whoever said reading was good for you had never came across the fear that radiates the characters in novels that never get read, the terror that appears when The Crooked Man comes a calling.

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(507 words, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)