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Liverpool Sound And Vision: The Sunday Postscript, An Interview With Robert Rhys Bond Of The Legion Of Doom.

Robert Rhys Bond sits in Cafe 81 and within minutes of meeting him, it is impossible not to feel charmed or finding yourself laughing with great enthusiasm at what he is telling you, about his own life or The Legion of Doom. We are meeting up ahead of the comedy sketch show at Cafe 81 two night’s performance in August.

The Legion of Doom have been going for about three or so years. Robert and Lee met at John Moore’s University where they did drama together and Lee agreed to play an elf in a show Robert was directing, “It was the best portrayal of an elf by a six foot Lancastrian on the British stage”, says Robert, “we have been friends ever since!”

Liverpool Sound And Vision: The Saturday Supplement, An Interview With Laura-Kate Barrow Of LadyParts Theatre.

Cafe 81 on Renshaw Street at opening time is an oasis of calm and the perfect place it seems to meet writer and theatre maker Laura-Kate Barrow. The venue had recently played a part in Laura’s quiet determination to bring more theatre to Liverpool and especially to showcase more parts for women, a situation that still sees acting roles still predominantly written for men but something that Laura is keen to address. Over the sounds of fresh tea being made and the clamour for attention from the great staff inside Cafe 81 I get to ask this young woman about the 24 hour project in which Assemble was the end result and her up-coming play Bump.