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  April 4, 2015 / 0 Comments

  Comic wins £10,000 playwrighting prize

  Liverpool Hope University is now the home of one of the UK’s biggest playwrighting prizes – and its first ever winner was announced at a special do this week. Rochdale stand-up comedian Katie Mulgrew took away £10,000 and the opportunity to have her work considered for production by the Royal Court. Katie, the only woman […]

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  April 3, 2015 / 0 Comments

  Royal Court Liverpool’s new Shed

  They can all be found at the Royal Court with such regularity they might as well move in – now Paul Broughton, Michael Starke and Bob Eaton have collaborated to write a bittersweet comedy about two old friends who have known each other since childhood. Shed opens onFriday (April 10) – Broughton and Starke take […]

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  November 22, 2014 / 0 Comments

  Royal Court renovation rolls on

  The Royal Court is ready to get underway with the next stage of its renovation. The theatre has announced the contractors to modernise the venue as the latest part of the £11.9m scheme – city-based Mellwood Construction will be involved in the transformation of the front of house areas and downstairs studio space. This follows […]

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  September 12, 2014 / 0 Comments

  REVIEW: Noises Off, Royal Court Liverpool

  “It’s not the usual kind of show we have on here,” the Royal Court gang explained with a little trepidation on press night, but early reports were the audiences had been getting into Noises Off so far. With farce, innuendo, slapstick and visual gags by the bucketload, it turned out to be a show that […]

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  August 14, 2014 / 1 Comment

  Noises Off comes to Liverpool Royal Court

  There’s two interesting new faces joining the Royal Court family next month, for a brand new production of the classic Noises Off. Kim Hartman – Helga off of ‘Allo ‘Allo to you and me – and former Coronation Street actress Tupele Dorgu are joining theatre regulars Stephen Fletcher and Danny O’Brien (currently starring in Bouncers). The […]

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  July 13, 2014 / 0 Comments

  Beatles’ rooftop gig at the Royal Court

  A great idea from the Royal Court this week, where they celebrated the 50th anniversary of the release of A Hard Day’s Night with a rooftop gig by The Beatles – the cast of their current show Lennon, that is. Their latest production is now in its final week – it runs until Saturday, July […]

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  May 6, 2014 / 0 Comments

  Claire Sweeney’s Sex and the Suburbs

  Sex and the Suburbs is a brand new play by Claire Sweeney and Mandy Muden opening at the Royal Court this week. As the title and promo image might give away, it’s one for the girls, described as “a brilliant show for anyone who has ever been in a relationship, packed with laughs and songs, […]

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  March 21, 2014 / 0 Comments

  Royal Court Liverpool: The next regeneration

  Good news for the Royal Court today, as the theatre announced it has secured the cash for the next stage of its refurbishment – with a new extension on the cards. Work is to begin immediately – it won’t affect the shows – on a new foyer extension, a brand new box office, improved access […]

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  January 24, 2014 / 0 Comments

  REVIEW: Once a Catholic, Royal Court

  Once a Catholic first made it on to the Royal Court stage in 1979. Now, thanks to a co-production with London’s Tricycle Theatre and the directorial hand of Kathy ‘Kevin and Perry’ Burke, it’s back once more. Times, obviously, have changed, and although Mary O’Malley’s affectionate comedy about a trio of 1950s schoolgirls and their […]

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  November 29, 2013 / 0 Comments

  REVIEW: Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fazakerley, Royal Court

  The festive entertainment season began in earnest this week with the larger than life Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fazakerley, from the usual Christmas crew at the Royal Court. Has it really been a year since the whole David Gest debacle? There’s no deviations from the norm this time, and the venue delivers its usual crowd-pleasing adult […]

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  August 29, 2013 / 0 Comments

  REVIEW: Lennon, Royal Court Liverpool

  Saying “don’t even like John Lennon” aloud in a Liverpool venue where the curtain is about to raise on Lennon, the show, is one of those stupid unthinking things I’m unfortunately wont to do, like yelling something about MACBETH having forgotten I’m sat in a theatre. However, it’s okay. Although I’m no fan of the […]

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  August 25, 2013 / 0 Comments

  Royal Court’s Laurel and Hardy revealed

  Royal Court Liverpool’s ambitious plan to recreate Laurel and Hardy’s classic film Sons of the Desert on stage is coming together, with the announcement that Michael Starke and Roy Brandon will play the iconic comedy duo.   The theatre released the first promotional images of the pair last week, and it’s fair to say the […]

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  July 25, 2013 / 0 Comments

  REVIEW: Bouncers, Royal Court Liverpool

  Considering Bouncers was added to the Royal Court’s summer programme late in the day (due to the cancellation of the scheduled revival of One Night in Istanbul), it feels just right. The 80s modern classic by John Godber – apparently in the audience on press night – has naturally been a little Scousified, with the […]

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  June 30, 2013 / 0 Comments

  Laurel and Hardy’s Sons of the Desert

  Is there any chance the latest development at the Royal Court was inspired by its previous production Hope, we wonder? The theatre has announced its autumn show will be bringing Laurel and Hardy back to life in a world premiere stage production of their classic comedy Sons of the Desert. The cast is to be […]

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  June 24, 2013 / 1 Comment

  REVIEW: Ladies Day, Royal Court Liverpool

  A show called Ladies Day at the Royal Court would, you might imagine, end up in carnage. It is therefore a bit of a surprise to find out Amanda Whittington’s play was not even written with Liverpool in mind, and was first produced by Hull Royal Truck theatre in 2005. The story of four colleagues […]

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  June 16, 2013 / 0 Comments

  Mark Womack leads cast of Royal Court’s Bouncers

  Actor Mark Womack will return to the Royal Court stage this summer, just months after his rare stint treading the boards in Scot Williams’s Hope back in March.   The theatre ran into trouble earlier in the year, when its summer programming fell into disarray after plans to revive the popular football show One Night […]

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  May 28, 2013 / 1 Comment

  Roxanne Pallett joins cast of Ladies Day

  Former Emmerdale and lads’ mag favourite Roxanne Pallett has joined the cast of the Royal Court’s summer comedy Ladies Day.   The show will run from June 14 to July 13 and will be Ken Alexander’s first production as artistic director. The play, by Amanda Whittington, was originally performed by Hull Truck Theatre Company in […]

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  March 23, 2013 / 0 Comments

  The La’s John Power to play Lennon in Royal Court season of revivals

  More fun news from the Royal Court, as it was announced yesterday that John Power, he of Scousepop legends The La’s and Cast, will be taking on the role of John Lennon in a revival of Bob Eaton’s play Lennon. The theatre announced its next three productions, all comprised of old favourites, starting with Ladies […]

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  March 9, 2013 / 2 Comments

  REVIEW: Hope, Royal Court Liverpool

  Hope is a different kind of work for the Royal Court. Moving at a slower pace than the mile-a-minute Scouse plays it is known for, the show demands a little patience and thought from its audience. It is nice to see a venue so large held in thrall to a piece that demands a little […]

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  March 6, 2013 / 0 Comments

  Interview: 15 minutes with Scot Williams

  The last time I was in the vicinity of an actor-director-writer-producer type I was having my picture taken with scotchka-drinking lunatic Tommy Wiseau, the man behind cult film The Room. But yesterday, I managed a quick chat with Wavertree’s finest multi-hyphenate Scot Williams, who made a lot more sense all round and is pretty much […]

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