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December 18, 2012 / 0 Comments
Royal Court’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fazakerley
Christmas ??? a time for forgiving and forgetting, and at least one of those applies at the Royal Court, where patience finally snapped with no-show star David Gest last week and lawsuits are now a possibility*. Never mind all that – on to the next …
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December 9, 2012 / 0 Comments
Actor Scot Williams brings Hope to the Royal Court
He???s been teasing his Twitter followers for a while now, and finally Liverpool actor Scot Williams can reveal all about his latest project. Hope is a brand new stage play that will receive its world premiere at Royal Court Liverpool in March 201…
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December 6, 2012 / 1 Comment
REVIEW: Nightmare on Lime Street, Royal Court
Week two of Nightmare on Lime Street, and star of the show David Gest still hasn’t checked in with his paying public. The Royal Court, seemingly lacking a plan B, have handled the situation in an unusual way and chosen not to really acknowledge th…
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November 5, 2012 / 0 Comments
Gun crime play Terriers at Liverpool Royal Court
Tomorrow night (Thursday, November 6) sees the first public performance of a play designed to show young people the stark reality of becoming involved with gangs and guns. Terriers was commissioned by Merseyside Police in 2008. Written by local pl…
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October 24, 2012 / 0 Comments
REVIEW: Jigsy, Liverpool Royal Court
It’s perfect for Les Dennis, and perfect for the Royal Court: Jigsy, the one-man play about a faded Liverpool comic. The show, penned by Tony Staveacre, is ‘loosely’ based on the Scouse stand up Jackie Hamilton, and comes to the city after a succe…
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September 9, 2012 / 0 Comments
Ready to go The Full Monty?
Royal Court Liverpool has announced it is welcoming back Birkenhead Operatic Society Trust with their brand new production of The Full Monty in May next year — but first they have to find it’s stars. Feel like baring all? Based on the smash hit 1…
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September 4, 2012 / 0 Comments
Les Dennis to return to Royal Court Liverpool stage
“Liverpool comics never die”, is the tagline from Edinburgh Festival hit show Jigsy. Enter Les Dennis, stage right… Jigsy, written by Tony Staveacre and directed by Hannah Chissick,is a one-man show inspired by Scouse comic Jackie Hamilton. It’s…
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July 10, 2012 / 0 Comments
David Gest to star in Liverpool Royal Court’s Christmas show
Today couldn’t go by without mention of Royal Court Liverpool and their announcement that David Gest will be appearing in the entire nine week run of their Christmas show. What a curveball! Gest has been living in Liverpool for the last couple of …
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April 24, 2012 / 1 Comment
Liverpool Shakespeare Festival moves to Royal Court
Interesting news from the Royal Court, which has announced two new shows in conjunction with Lodestar Theatre Company and The Liverpool Shakespeare Festival. This Autumn, the bard will be back at the venue for the first time in 15 years, with prod…
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March 12, 2012 / 0 Comments
Become a part of the new Everyman and Royal Court theatres
Two Liverpool theatres are offering chances for supporters of the venues get get involved immortalising themselves as part of their massive regeneration campaigns. The Royal Court Liverpool Trust has just launched its Adopt-a-Seat campaign, to ren…
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January 18, 2012 / 0 Comments
Royal Court Liverpool announces next Christmas show
The final curtain has yet to fall on their current festive show, but that hasn’t stopped the Royal Court getting excited about what’s to come next Christmas. They’ve announced their ongoing festive partnership with writer Fred Lawless to bring an …
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January 5, 2012 / 0 Comments
Usher steps in to save the day at Royal Court
???Usher steps in to save the day!??? heralded the email from Royal Court Liverpool today, and you can???t blame a girl for thoughts immediately turning to the R???n???B Oh My God sexyman of the same name (obligatory pic above). Well, they didn???t mean him. …
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December 2, 2011 / 0 Comments
Dame Judi Dench congratulates Royal Court; refurb to start in 2012
Dame Judi Dench, Cherie Booth QC and Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy have spoken of their delight upon hearing the Royal Court Liverpool Trust has been successful in raising the funds to begin their massive refurbishment scheme. Today (Friday, December…
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September 21, 2011 / 2 Comments
YNWA at the Royal Court
The final names have been added to the cast of You???ll Never Walk Alone ??? The Legend Of Liverpool FC, a new play coming to the Royal Court next month. The show, which aims to tell the entire 120 year history of the club in 90 minutes, is writte…
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June 22, 2011 / 0 Comments
Review: Brick Up the Mersey Tunnels, Royal Court
Can you believe it???s been six months since the last big Royal Court in house show? So, what better way to come back with a bang than with the return of the biggest success it ever staged. Brick Up the Mersey Tunnels has sold out run after run at t…
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June 8, 2011 / 0 Comments
Only six months ’til Christmas
I’ve been trying to put off doing anything Christmas related on the site for quite some time, despite the fact the offer of seasonal shows is going to be quite different in the city this year. The Empire has ditched panto for traditional schmaltz-…
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May 22, 2011 / 0 Comments
New Brick Up run already extended
Definitive “Scouse play” Brick Up the Mersey Tunnels has had its summer run extended before it’s even begun. Four weeks away from curtain up, staff at the Royal Court were preparing the ???sold out??? signs until the extension was announced. The show …
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March 10, 2011 / 0 Comments
Interview: Alan Stocks
Alan Stocks is one of the most well-known actors currently working on the Liverpool stage. Raised in Norris Green, he studied at RADA before forging a successful theatre and television career. Since moving back to his home city with his wife and t…
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January 19, 2011 / 0 Comments
(The Late) Review: Scouse Pacific, Liverpool Royal Court
Made Up finally got round to seeing Scouse Pacific two nights ago, as it entered the final week of its lengthy run. It was nice to be back in the venue and I loved, loved that they hadn???t taken down the Christmas trees and wished the audience a ro…
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January 7, 2011 / 0 Comments
Scouse Pacific run extended for a second time
The runaway success of Royal Court Christmas show Scouse Pacific continues, as the theatre today announced a second extension of its run. The production will now continue until Saturday, January 22. They say the original extension week is now virt…
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