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Spike Theatre's Beasts and Beauties
Here's a recommendation by proxy -- anyone round Kendal way this Christmas will be lucky enough to catch Liverpool's own Spike Theatre and their brand new festive show. Fairy tale fans take...
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Good luck to The Games
I had the pleasure tonight of catching the revised and rejuvenated production of Spike Theatre's The Games before it heads up to the Edinburgh Festival. Could it be too much of a sweeping statement...
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Rinty Boos, Jollyboats and Legions of Doom
It’s been a good ‘un this week, with the chance to see a few new things, as well as seeing old favourites in a different way. The Spike Theatre Variety Pack fundraiser was held at the Kazimier...
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Spike Theatre's Variety Pack fundraiser
Award winning Liverpool theatre company Spike will be holding a special one-off variety fundraiser at The Kazimier to raise what should be the last of the money needed to take their show The Games...
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Come On Girls!
Come On Girls! is a brand new live entertainment concept hitting Liverpool this week, combining "the magic of television but with the intimacy and uniqueness of a night at the theatre". Inspired by...
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Full steam ahead for Spike Theatre
It's full steam ahead (groan) for our friends at Spike Theatre, with two new projects on the go that sound fantastic. The company lost out on its Arts Council funding in the recent cuts, but it...
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Arts Council cuts in Liverpool
Today’s arts cuts - £100m - would barely cover the cost of two Apache helicopters, if the lamentations of the liberal Twitterati are more than Chinese whispers. We’ve been spending that kind of money...
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Theatre Uncut
From the international corporate malevolence of Disney to something a tad more grass roots now. Next weekend sees the nationwide protest of Theatre Uncut, an evening of performances of new short plays...
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Getting The Games to Edinburgh
Spike Theatre’s most recent show was a tale of a group of underdogs travelling cross country to achieve their dream. The Games, a fantastic new comedy set in ancient Greece and inspired by the Olympics...
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Review: The Games, Unity Theatre
Crikey, it’s grim out there these days isn’t it? Colds and flu, winter drawing in, Tories and cuts… and in theatreland in Liverpool, it’s still all incest, doomed Egyptian queens and Nazis. Time for...
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A busy week at Unity
Big shows have taken over the city for the next few weeks, with most theatres now settled into the rhythm of some major productions. But it's all go at the Unity, which hosts three different touring...
