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  February 17, 2011 / 0 Comments

  Dyson does Dahl

  Jeremy Dyson, erstwhile member of League of Gentlemen and one half the team behind theatre smash hit Ghost Stories, has turned his hand to the short stories of Roald Dahl in Twisted Tales, coming to the Playhouse at the end of March. It’s already …

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  January 11, 2011 / 0 Comments

  Berkoff heading to the Playhouse

  Celebrated writer and director Steven Berkoff brings his distinctive style to a new production of Sophocles??? greatest Greek tragedy, Oedipus, this spring. With a highly-charged performance style and charismatic ensemble of actors led by Simon Merr…

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  December 20, 2010 / 1 Comment

  Interview with Coronation Street writer Jonathan Harvey

  Liverpool dramatist Jonathan Harvey, 42, has had a busy year. The Coronation Street writer premiered two new plays as well as playing an ongoing role in the soap’s massive 50th anniversary celebrations. Canary, which opened at the Playhouse in spr…

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  December 8, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Review: No Wise Men, Liverpool Playhouse

  No Wise Men is a tale of Christmas redemption, of a charmless, British, self-confessed ???nob??? forced to figure out the real meaning of his life thanks to a spirit guide. So far, so familiar. But it really hits the festive spot, with everything you …

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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 19, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Review: Gimp, Liverpool Playhouse

  Gimp ??? a provocative title, to be sure. And a multi-layered, international dance piece should have been a big and bold start to Dadafest, one of the city???s most exciting annual festivals. But was it? To its detriment, this performance had to conte…

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  October 29, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Playhouse makes a start on Christmas show

  Rehearsals began this week for the Playhouse’s Christmas show, and it already sounds like just the ticket to get us into the festive spirit (once Halloween is over and done with). Featuring – it sez ‘ere – “a giant toothy reindeer, a distracted fa…

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  October 15, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Review: Antony & Cleopatra, Liverpool Playhouse

  There???s an argument held between highbrow critics as to how much prep one is supposed to do ahead of reviewing and whether a familiarity with the text is a must. Even the synopsis of Antony & Cleopatra is fairly convoluted stuff, so I decided not …

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  September 24, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Review: The Game, Liverpool Playhouse

  Sometimes, if you???re lucky, there???s no nicer surprise than stumbling into a show completely blind and being utterly delighted with the chance taken. So it was with The Game, about which I knew only two things in advance – it???s about football, and …

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  September 23, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Kim Cattrall in Antony & Cleopatra rehearsals

  We’re still hearing nothing but lovely things about Kim Cattrall, who arrives in Liverpool next week to meet the press and start making herself at home before the start of her lead role in the hugely-anticipated run of Antony & Cleopatra at the Pl…

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  September 15, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Antony and Cleopatra supporting cast announced

  A prominent ensemble cast, including former RSC actors Ian Hogg and Martin Hutson, has been announced to play alongside Kim Cattrall upon her return to Liverpool to play Cleopatra opposite Jeffery Kissoon as Antony this autumn. The Liverpool Every…

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  September 1, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Dance premiere comes to the Playhouse

  A programme of diverse dance works including a world premiere comes to the Playhouse for two nights only next month, when members of the Phoenix Dance Theatre bring their show Declarations to the Liverpool stage on September 15 & 16. Declarations …

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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 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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