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  January 3, 2011 / 0 Comments

  RIP Pete Postlethwaite

  Such sad news at the start of a new year about the death of Pete Postlethwaite. I was lucky enough to spend some time with him in 2008 before the start of his run as King Lear in the Everyman and he really stood out as an extraordinary man. It was…

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  December 18, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Panto baddie David McGranaghan

  A good panto baddie always has a scheme as well as a bit of a head for business ??? and David McGranaghan is no exception. Not only does he have his work cut out onstage as ousted fairy Oderon in Sleeping Beauty at the Everyman, he???s also snapping u…

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  December 2, 2010 / 2 Comments

  Review: Sleeping Beauty, Liverpool Everyman

  Times at the Everyman are a changing, but one thing never does ??? the rock ???n??? roll panto. A huge Liverpool Christmas tradition, the show tends to change little but its title year by year, bringing back the same writers, performers and tried-and te…

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  November 25, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Launch of 2011 season at the Everyman & Playhouse

  Greek tragedy, Steven Berkoff style and a new show based on the work of Roald Dahl by one of the League of Gentlemen are some of the highlights announced today by the Everyman & Playhouse as part of their new season. It follows on from an “outstan…

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  November 17, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Return of the rock ‘n’ roll panto

  The team behind the Everyman’s rock ‘n’ roll panto are putting the finishing touches for this year’s show – and the last in the venue as we know and love it. Writing team Sarah Nixon and Mark Chatterton, the best panto dame in town Francis Tucker …

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  October 11, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Interview with Slung Low’s artistic director Alan Lane

  On certain nights at a certain time, strange things have been happening in the Georgian Quarter of Liverpool. Actually, that???s less a well-crafted intro than a simple matter of fact. But if you???ve seen a strange, scarlet-hooded figure or a wanderi…

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  October 1, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Review: Anthology, Liverpool Everyman

  Thinking up something that’s never been done before is the easy bit, says theatre company Slung Low. It’s making it happen that’s the challenge. So the creation of Anthology, a unique theatre experience that has taken a daring chance in staging a …

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  September 22, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Review: ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, Liverpool Everyman

  Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. And the Everyman???s autumn season! Oh yes, it???s been too long. In anticipation of our needs, the theatre has hit back with a 2010 welcome back work so intense, within seconds it???s like it???s never been away. …

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  August 29, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Kim Cattrall talks Liverpool

  Sex & the City actress Kim Cattrall will take to the Playhouse stage in October, playing the lead role in Anthony & Cleopatra. It’s a long-awaited coup, and last night she could be heard on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row talking about it. She always come…

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  August 26, 2010 / 1 Comment

  New Everyman secures planning permission

  Liverpool City Council today gave planning approval for the new Everyman theatre on Hope Street to go ahead. Council Leader Cllr Joe Anderson endorsed the new design describing it as ???a vital redevelopment for the city???s future. “The Everyman …

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  August 24, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Film critic Mark Kermode makes city date

  It’s been announced today that movie buff Mark Kermode is headed to the Playhouse theatre in the winter for a one-off talk and book signing. It’s Only a Film – also the name of his new book – will feature tales including the times he was shot whil…

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  August 13, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Everyman and Playhouse Young Writers Programme

  The Everyman and Playhouse theatres continue to nurture and develop budding young writers and help create an exciting new generation of Liverpool playwrights with the 10th Young Writers Programme, now open to applicants aged 16 to 25. This year-lo…

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  August 5, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Everyman Unbound season returns the rep to Hope Street

  This autumn the Everyman theatre embarks on an exciting new adventure with the Everyman Unbound season which features two productions; John Ford???s ???Tis Pity She???s a Whore and Anthology, a co-production of seven new stories by local writers. Taking…

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