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The one overriding thought that comes with being In The Dark, is that eventually you will find the illumination that will lead the way out into the light, that a word, a movement, a measured resonance will indicate that the well-lit is only a deep breath away, that all you need to do is stop and think for a while, let the sound of the ticking in your mind lead you away from the dark and out into the open, out to embrace the Full Fat of the world.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
The starkness of the black and white image is always more illuminating, arguably more interesting, than the full colour expose of life, a picture or a film will always be more intriguing than the added flavour of wild and vivid colours which cloud the issue and in many respects take away from the story at hand; a tale of a returning wanderer, so long unseen, his voice missed, is one that should be loved for all its glory in the scene of black and white contrast, a view in which we can smile and rejoice as we shout out, Hey Brother.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Every poet must understand that their craft is an extension of their soul, that the darkness and the light are to be seen in equal measure lest they find themselves on a road in which their chosen mode of transport will, if not let them down, then get bogged down in the intricacy of finding the right word, the shape or rhythm in which to convey their feelings, their thoughts, and the passion which can become too often, overwhelming.
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Cast: Paul Dano, Lily James, James Norton, Jessie Buckley, Jack Lowden, Aisling Loftus, Tom Burke, Tuppence Middleton, Callum Turner, Adrian Edmondson, Rebecca Front, Greta Scacchi, Aneurin Barnard, Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rae, Brian Cox, Kenneth Cranham, Gillian Anderson, Jim Broadbent, Kate Phillips, Olivia Ross, Thomas Arnold, Adrian Rawlins, Ken Stott, David Quilter, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Otto Farrant, Chloe Pirrie, Rory Keenan, Terence Beasley, Pip Torrens, Guillaume Faure, Ludger Pistor.
Not big
on small talk,
the gossip of the television
or the town, occasionally
the ears hear something,
a word or two
on the bus coming home,
and I wonder if my earphones
have fallen out,
to be able to overhear
the excited chatter
of who loves who, marries who, hurts who,
snogs who, betrays who, who made who
care, but then, like an infection
you get caught up in silent
observance, and marvel at the beauty
of animated earwiggery, of the gestured
The Buyers Club Gallery and Red House Originals Gallery are excited to present an exhibition by Thomas James Butler to coincide with the launch of the 2018 Liverpool Comedy Festival.
The exhibition features surreal portraits of legendary faces from the world of comedy including Laurel & Hardy, Spike Milligan and Victoria Wood as well as new works including Richard Pryor and Liverpool’s own Ken Dodd. Thomas Butler, who was born in Harrogate and still lives and works in Yorkshire, has created a series of original collages in his trademark featured in this special exhibition, which will open to the public on Tuesday 11th September.
Liverpool Empire are thrilled to welcome Alexandra Burke to the venue next February where she will reprise her role of Rachel Marron in the West End smash-hit musical, The Bodyguard.
Alexandra Burke returns to the role of ‘Rachel Marron’ following her triumphant run in the show in both the West End and the subsequent sell out U.K. tour which came to the King’s Theatre in March 2015. She first rose to fame after winning the fifth series of The X Factor and her debut number one single Hallelujah sold over one million copies in the U.K., a first for a British female soloist. She most recently appeared as Svetlana in Chess at the London Coliseum and will soon appear as Roxie in Chicago at the West End’s Phoenix Theatre. Last year she reached the final of Strictly Come Dancing. Her other theatre credits include Deloris Van Cartier in the national tour of the musical Sister Act.
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When you feel as if the entire universe has set you up for the fall, that the long-held belief of a golden trail of fortune in your life, then it is perhaps only the knowledge of what awaits on the Road To Disorder that can set you free from your chains. Those chains are only as rigid as you wish to make them, if you half-heartedly jangle them in a manner befitting the stroppy and the weak-willed, then they will hold fast; however, should you pull hard on the steel and bound fast iron, till the muscles ache and the mind is ready to explode, then the road to disorder is one to celebrate, for at least you are going there on your terms.
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The quietly spoken word speaks volumes, if that is the case, then the instrumental only soliloquy, or the book of low rising, highly passionate notes which pulls the listener into a different realm of introspection. Words are power, a presentation without such terms of vocal expression should perhaps be seen as deep magic, an enchantment, a charm which weaves itself around the idea of retribution against hubris, and one in which the Nemesis adores the sound of.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
To have free reign over your imagination is arguably the greatest gift that we can hold onto, especially in a time in which demands to the point of almost bombastic, ordered without question, fascist intent that we think of nothing but the next Pound, Euro, Yen or Dollar. To have the ability to withstand this featureless political doctrine and exemplify the beauty of marrying both hard science and science fiction in a cold merciless machine, is to know that the possibilities are still endless, that humanity still matters above all else.