Tag Archives: Theatre Review. Unity Theatre

The Crucible, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S.Media. July 6th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating * * * *

Cast: Graham Wright, Mary Savage, Beth Anderson, Jessica Olwyn, Anne Irvine, Christine Axworthy, James Lydon, Aimee Marrell, Rachel Rosie, Nakib Narat , Agata Jaroscz, Jason Carragher, Agustin Arraez, Lisa Symonds, Kieran McElduff, Karl Hesketh, Richard Harrickey, Alexander Laurel, Albert Hastings, Stacey Liddell, Robert Carter, Peter Higham.

When it comes to staging an Arthur Miller play, it can go horribly wrong or incredibly right. The pressure of living up to the standards of possibly the greatest American playwright of the 20th century is not just magnified; it is peered over, analysed and broken down right down to the very facets that make even The Crucible seem daunting to appear in.

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(432 words, estimated 1:44 mins reading time)

God’s Official, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published on L.S. Media. June 27th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating ****

Cast: John McGrellis, Derek Barr, David Kennedy Jones.

God’s Official, the new production at the Unity Theatre, highlights for every fan the moment in the dead of night when the footballing gods have deserted the team you support, the sheer insanity and depraved lengths you would go to save them from sporting ignominy.

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(370 words, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)

Waiting For Brando, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

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.

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(475 words, estimated 1:54 mins reading time)

Wild Flowers, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. May 18th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating ****

Cast: Des Flanagan, John Bradburn, John Mitchell, Josie Parks, Peter Highton, Jane Hill, Wendy Jones, Mark Jones, Dominic Pitt, Lee Gibson, Russell Parry.

There are not many cities within England that reflects on its past nor has much inspired and genuine hope for its future as Liverpool. The history is there for all to see and even on the most cursory of glances by a visitor to the city at any of the walls or historic monuments dotted around will see how the years have shaped the city’s heart.

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(481 words, estimated 1:55 mins reading time)

Our Lady Of The Goldfinches, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. May 8th 2012

L.S. Media Rating ****

Cast: Rachel Priest, Bairbre Ni hAodha, Cellan Scott, Lee Godwin, Sarah Niven.

There are still moments on both sides of Ireland’s border that still haven’t been fully explained. The atrocities on both sides that needs to acknowledged and grieved over before it seems the country can move on finally in the mould of one of the finest in Europe.

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(401 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

Paperwork, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

L.S. Media Rating ****

Cast: Katy-Anne Bellis, Jan Rule, Claire Jones.

For anyone who has contemplated it, the afterlife is pretty much like being here. Full of red tape, forms to fill in, stamped, counter stamped and ruthlessly checked over, strangers to sit next to and while away the hours whilst they wait for the bureaucratic nonsense to subside and the Angel of Death to become a quivering wreck. Such is the premise of Paperwork.

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(341 words, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)

Stevenage, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. April 26th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating ***

Thanks to Mandy Romero’s insightful look at the Hertfordshire new town of Stevenage, it’s easy to see why it can hold fascination with those that flocked to the area after the war and the hold it has on some people.

Yes, it’s doesn’t have the history or romance of Liverpool, the urbanization of Birmingham or the charm of Edinburgh, but for those that want to escape the villages that make up the U.K. or whereas Mandy would put it, to escape the places that’s more effective than any C.C.T.V. could ever hope to achieve, these new towns that sprang up over Britain after the war offered a safe haven, a chance to start again.

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(425 words, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

Angel Delight, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media . April 30th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating ****

Cast: Eithne Browne, Chris Darwin, Francis Tucker, and the voices of Kathy Upfold and Roger Phillips.

What do you if your husband or wife starts acting strangely, their whole demeanour and actions change so much so that you hardly recognise him. Gone is the dependable boring man you have known since before the children came along and in comes someone that all of a sudden smartens himself up and is being chased by his secretary. In this premise lays the beauty of Angel Delight.

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(503 words, estimated 2:01 mins reading time)

Departure Lounge, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. February 3rd 2012.

L.S. Media Rating ****

Cast: Glenn Adamson, Jamie Barnard, Michael Fletcher, Joshua Meredith, Hayley Clarke.

Douglas Irvine’s 2008 tour de force Departure Lounge has to go down as one of the best musical comedies to have graced the Unity Theatre ever! Its premise of four lads embarking on a final fling of youth in Spain before heading off to University will resonate with those who went down the same wonderful and somewhat reckless path and greatly amuse those that didn’t.

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(383 words, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

The Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. December 4th 2011.

L.S.Media Review ****

Cast: Mike Idris, Alice Bunker-Whitney, Rebecca Riley, Carl Roberts, Jamie Stuart, Beatrice McEvoy.

Last year the Unity Theatre put on the stunning Christmas show, The Red Shoes; full of delicate and brilliant acting and brought to the audience’s attention the acting talent of Mike Idris. This Christmas period has seen the Unity Theatre bring back Mr. Idris amongst a superb cast that includes the delightful Alice Bunker-Whitney and the emerging talent of Rebecca Riley in a tale of intrigue, daring and puppets galore – The Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor.

The Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(439 words, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)