Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
We don’t know what goes on in The Earth Below, we all too often train our thoughts on the horizon or indeed towards the stars, so consumed are we by the world that we can see, that we forget there is a whole world that sings to us, hoping to catch our ear from deep in the soil, reminding us to reveal layer by layer what has been buried, not only in the ground, but in our souls and hearts.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
There is something so dreadfully wrong with the world that it is only after the fact that we collectively feel the shame that should be felt by those entrusted to keep us safe, to provide justice, to deliver on the way we all want to live, without harm. When we learn of a single human being’s treatment at the hand of the government machine, we begin to see past the lies told, the fabrications dealt out and the sense of discrimination faced.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Cast: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, James Bradshaw, Anton Lesser, Simon Harrison, Caroline O’Neill, Sara Vickers, Sean Rigby, Abigail Thaw, Colin Tierney, Abby Barnes, Khali Best, Daniel Boys, Katherine Bubbear, Lindsay Campbell, Tom Canton, Ed Colman, Adam De Ville, Mike Grady, Simon Harrison, Simon Hepworth, Ava Masters, Roger May, Aston McAuley, Alison Newman, Cera Rose Pickering, Richard Riddell, Hugh Sachs, Fiona Skinner, Elizabeth Wells, Kit Young.
“You’re mine as I’m yours. And if we die, we die. But first we’ll live.” It may be the words of fiction, a quote from the mind of a character that understands the point of existence is to be, to live each day and take each breath as if the world might blink and then one day all that you achieved will only be remembered in the minds that have loved you, admired you, needed your ambition and passion to push them forward in their own endeavour.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Cast: Yahya Baggash, Mikyla Jane Durkan, Peter Durr, Lindsay Fooks, Maggi Green, Robbie J Harper, Maria Hutchison, Angela McComb, PJ Murray, Sam Tolmie.
At one time there was always the Punch And Judy performance to entertain people, a side show that was not confined to the seaside, there was one that used be played out between Lime Street Station and St. George’s Hall in the dim and distant past; however it could be argued that for some this puppet show which relied on aspects of unsightly violence in which to carry its message of suffering and the higher question of morality was a reflection of some of our own relationships, of humanity at its most course and despairing, one in which the likes of Mr. Punch never fully felt the force of local anger and retribution.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Cast: Jake Abrahams, Gemma Brodrick, Eithne Browne, Paul Duckworth, Lynn Francis, Jamie Greer.
Once in a lullaby…such dreams are made of, the chance to see how life brought you to this point, and one that comes out of shock and the game played out by adversity. All you have to remember is that to follow the Yellow Breck Road might mot lead you to the wizard, but it will lead you to a place in which the tragedy and humour of life go hand in hand, where joy is welcome, where the despicable finally get their just deserts.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
They urge you to take the road less travelled, that the one that everybody uses is worn out, the feet that scuff and kick up the dust because all and sundry have gone that way before and yet the one less explored can also seem stale, everybody knows it is there, you can see the edges of the overgrown bushes and the webs that have been weaved in comfort, undisturbed, busy, never ending. What is perhaps required is one which takes you to a place of magic, the approach to an open mind, to a parade of colour and a carnival of folk mystique, The Road To Horn Fair is one such walk of life to stroll smiling towards.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
Cast: Dominic West, Adeel Akhtar, David Oyelowo, Lily Collins, Olivia Coleman, David Bradley, Ellie Bamber, Erin Kellyman, Emma Fielding, Enzo Cilenti, Donald Sumpter, Andre Pasquasy, Turlough Convery, Archie Madekwe, Josh O’Connor, Joseph Quinn, Natalie Simpson, Angela Wynter, Reece Yates, Derek Jacobi, Jerome Flynn, Darren Kent, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Josef Altin, Anna Calder-Marshall, Alan David, Ron Cook, Archie Madekwe, Lorcan Cranitch, Hayley Carmichael.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * *
Cast: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine, Nik Dodani, Deborah Ann Woll, Yorick van Wageningen, Cornelius Geaney Jr, Russell Crous, Bart Fouche, Jessica Sutton, Paul Hampshire, Vere Tinsdale, Kenneth Fok, Caely-Jo Levy, Jaime-Lee Boado, Inge Beckmann.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Longevity can be a double-edged sword to which some find themselves at the wrong end of, instead of wielding it as if the fight has always been enjoyable, they fall awkwardly upon it and cause scratches that never heal, the object too heavy to counter, the weapon of love not sown, and yet it can be so beguiling, that fight can be sensational, it can bring about a new type of respect from those that might not have seen you perform in the heat of battle for the time it takes to change their colours and your armour.