Originally published by L.S. Media. July 4th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating * * * *
Cast: Roy Brandon, Paul Duckworth, Taylor Parry. Lynn Francis, Lindzi Germain, Lewis Pryor, Connor Laverty, Dan McIntrye, Andrew Schofield, Alan Stocks, Francis Tucker.
When a theatre gets the start of what will be an excellent makeover, it deserves to reopen with one of Liverpool’s finest writers and a cast that is so well versed in raising the laughter to very highest levels of audience enjoyment.
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 23rd 2012.
L.S. Media Rating *****
Cast: Paul Duckworth, Carl Cockram, Joe Shipman, Daniel Hayes.
The exceptional applause that rang out within the confines of the Unity Theatre’s studio two space said it all. From the exceptional performances by all the actors on stage, to the direction and the incredible writing of Mike Morris and Steven Higginson, Waiting For Brando was one of the most outstanding productions of our times.
Originally published by L.S. Media November 30th 2011.
L.S. Media Rating *****
Cast: Paul Duckworth, Stephen Fletcher, Lindzi Germain, Rachel Rae, Andrew Schofield, Alan Stocks, Zeoi Cozens, Niamh Fitzgerald, Kay Stanton, Sarah Walker.
Every great story deserves a sequel. Every drunk Irish Catholic Father who is best friends with four former gambling mad nuns and who escaped the island of Secosu merits the chance to have his story continued.
Originally published by L.S. Media. December 4th 2010.
Cast: Paul Duckworth, Stephen Fletcher, Lindzi Germain, Rachel Rae, Andrew Schofield, Alan Stocks, Zoei Cozens, Niamh Fitzgerald, Kay Staunton, Sarah Walker.
Gambling, swearing nuns, a lost tribe of Scousers, a Catholic Father who is more uncouth than clean cloth and more bananas than you can shake a banana tree at are just some of the elements in this year’s Christmas stunning production by The Royal Court, the epic Scouse Pacific.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
Cast: Rachel Rae, Eithne Browne, Andrew Schofield, Helen Carter, Alan Stocks, Stephen Fletcher, Keddy Sutton, Paul Duckworth, Catherine Morris, Lauren Southwick.
The Dome may not be the most obvious venue for a theatrical production to make its maiden debut in the city; however the acting company that gave their all for the sensational Mam! I’m ‘Ere! more than made the grand old lady very proud and the audience dance and sing with vigour and with a lot of joy.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
Cast: Paul Duckworth, Graham Geoffrey Hicks, Shaun Mason.
Sink or Swim, a play conceived from falling in love with a postcard and with the care and attention that productions deserve, has grown up to be one of the funniest, enjoyable and thought provoking plays likely to be seen this year.
The Studio upstairs at The Playhouse Theatre added the claustrophobic weight needed to give the three actors, the sublime Paul Duckworth, the charming Graham Geoffrey Hicks and the impressive Shaun Mason, the lack of room on stage to make Sink Or Swim a production that sees into men’s souls and how they deal with the most extreme part of survival.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
Cast: Paul Duckworth, Lindzi Germain, Michael Hawkins, Jennifer Hynes, Catherine Rice, Andrew Schofield, Lenny Wood.
Time may offer the dangling cries of surprising future in front of us, but it never truly prepares us for the rude awakening of change when it comes to becoming a parent, and then the drama of becoming a grandparent. It is in the shock of how our lives adjust in the face of age and new life that the alter of self-expression is diminished, it undergoes a transformation that in all honest so few of us are prepared for.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Cast: Helen Carter, Paul Duckworth, Lynn Francis, Julie Glover, Michael Starke.
We deal with grief in our own way, but we must allow humour to part of the therapy in taking us from a place of heartbreak to one where we can look back at the times before the moment and take solace in the joy what came before, the small things that make a smile and a laugh the most beautiful response in the world.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Cast: Helen Carter, Paul Duckworth, Paige Fenlon, Jonathan Markwood, Alan Stocks, Keddy Sutton, Les Dennis, Tom Connor.
The internet made having a flutter on the internet something of a secret, the ability to stay at home whilst playing a game of bingo offered a sense of obscurity and privacy, a seclusion from reality. Rather than being a social experience, gaming, having fun, became a solitary pursuit, unedifying, a sense of the in complete; and one exacerbated by recent effects and situations to which many have yet to grasp the full implications.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Cast: Oscar Tyndall, Gillian Kearney, Eithne Browne, Neil Caple, Liam Tobin, Paul Duckworth, Keddy Sutton, Nancie Thomas, Harley Harrison, Sonny Lackey.
The command of storytelling is one of humanities finest achievements, the insisting of developing the imagination enough to unleash a truth the individual, the ability to change someone’s mind with a single word, or to frame a narrative that has the ability to make someone get in touch with their emotions, to feel compassion where once stood silence and perhaps apathy.