Category Archives: Previews

Hearts Are Set To Race As New Hit Musical Comes To New Brighton In March.

Following its hit premiere at Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre in 2013, hearts are racing across Wirral as Applet Music Productions new hit musical Heart & Soul arrives at New Brighton’s Floral Pavilion on 14th and 15th March.

Heart & Soul follows the rollercoaster journey of a young woman’s quest for success in the cut-throat music industry, whilst juggling love, life and family drama. This inspirational production is packed with original songs, spanning the genres from Motown to rock, dance, ballads and even jazz, entirely written, orchestrated and played by the show’s producers, Liverpool duo Maria Cavanagh and Indra Nathaniel of Applet Music Productions.

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Liverpool Radiology Tutor Cath Swaps Lecture Theatre For Unity Theatre In The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

She may be a radiology lecturer by day, but by night Cath Williams hangs up her lab coat and indulges in her second passion: theatre directing.

Cath, whose brother Kevin Kennedy played the character Curly Watts in Coronation Street, is currently helming the musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which opens at Liverpool’s Unity Theatre on February 26th 2014.

The University of Liverpool employee, who first got involved in drama at her secondary school, said: “I’m doing the show because I have to exercise the artistic side of my brain or I will more than likely go insane!”

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Satirist Mitch Benn To Perform At The Epstein Theatre on February 28th.

Described by The Times as “The country’s leading musical satirist“, Mitch Benn has been a favourite for more than a decade on B.B.C. Radio 4’s Now Show.

His new show, coming to the Liverpool Epstein Theatre on Saturday 22nd February, combines his Scouse upbringing, his love of music and a lifelong obsession with Liverpool’s most famous sons. It is most definitely not a tribute show and while his affection for his subjects is well documented, expect the satirical twists for which Mitch is well known. As Mitch himself says, “Many have claimed the title “Fifth Beatle”. They can’t all be right; some were righter than others…”

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The Australian Pink Floyd Set Their Controls On Liverpool.

The Australian Pink Floyd Show is proud to announce that their 2014 “Set The Controls…” European Tour is on sale now.  The tour will draw heavily from the iconic The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Division Bell albums but will also feature an element that will allow the audience to choose the material that the band plays in certain sections of the show.  There will be 21 U.K. dates – including a show at the Echo Arena, Liverpool on March 1st.

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The Wizard Of Oz Comes To Knowsley Leisure And Culture Park.

An international star of pop band S Club 7, an Eastender’s soap star and Citv star are set to join forces on May 24th and 25th at Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park in The Wizard Of Oz!

The venue’s May half term production of The Wizard of Oz will see S Club 7 pop star Tina Barrett delight with a truly evil performance as the Witch of the West opposite Eastender’s star Melissa Suffield as Dorothy and star of Citv’s Hi 5 Chris Edgerley.

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Russell Watson To Perform At The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall This March.

The U.K.’s best-selling classical artist Russell Watson will be embarking on a massive U.K. tour in March 2014 including a night at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Joining Russell is Jonathan Antoine who rose to fame on Britain’s Got Talent as part of the duet “Jonathan and Charlotte” performing in front of an audience of 14 million and winning over the nation’s hearts. Jonathan is a classically trained tenor and is currently taught by Sara Reynolds at J.R.A.M. Jonathan also appeared at Russell’s charity show in Preston last December which raised money for the Katy Holmes Trust.

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Big Wow Return To The Unity Theatre With Extra, Extra Happy.

A hapless idiot with a wildly out of date Lonely Planet goes travelling and looking for an ‘experience’.

From Wednesday 12th till Saturday 15th February Big Wow will return to the Unity Theatre with their first ever show, Extra, Extra Happy, to raise funds to support their 2014 Edinburgh Fringe show – The Art Of Falling Apart which premiered at the Unity Theatre in 2012!

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For One Night Only, The Vagina Monologues To Be Performed At The Capstone.

This Valentine’s Day, experience an alternative and unusual treat for the day and unite for a global justice campaign at The Capstone when the venue presents a special performance of the internationally acclaimed play, The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler. Brought to Liverpool by global movement V-Day which was established by Ensler herself, to stop violence against women and girls, this special benefit reading is at the Capstone Theatre on Friday 14th February for one night only.

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What The Ladybird Heard Comes To Charm Families At The Playhouse Theatre.

What the Ladybird Heard makes the leap from page to stage, as Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks’ children’s favourite comes to the Playhouse this spring. A barnyard heist to steal the prize cow is foiled by the unlikeliest hero, as the Ladybird comes to save the day at the Liverpool Playhouse from Thursday 20th to Saturday 22nd February.

Two crafty robbers, one tiny ladybird, and a whole farmyard of fun! When burglars Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len hatch a cunning plan to steal the farmer’s fine prize cow, it’s up to the Ladybird – the tiniest, quietest creature of all – to save the day.

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I Am A Voice Theatre Company Returns To Liverpool To Celebrate International Woman’s Week.

Local Theatre Company, I AM A VOICE, returns to celebrate International Women’s week with an engaging and poignant performance at the Unity Theatre on March 6th and March 7th.

I AM A VOICE is a local theatre company set up by Lina Sebuyange to raise awareness for women who’re mistreated around the world – combining drama, music, poetry, spoken word, story-telling and movement to engage audiences and participants in dialogue and create the first step of giving a voice to the voiceless.

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