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Unity Theatre
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February 14, 2016 / 0 Comments
New plans for Unity unveiled as major funding secured
Following on from the completion of the Royal Court’s latest phase of refurbishment, there’s more good news from the Unity, which has secured nearly half a million pounds from the Arts Council for a complete overhaul. There’s still more fundraising to be done, but the idea will be to move the existing entrance and open […]
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January 31, 2016 / 1 Comment
20 Stories High’s Broke ‘n’ Beat Collective
A theatre show in the form of a live gig is the unique sounding premise behind The Broke ‘n’ Beat Collective, a new collaboration from two exciting youth companies. Liverpool’s own 20 Stories High and Theatre-Rites are premiering the work at the Unity this week. A mash up of hip-hop, theatre and puppetry brings together […]
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November 29, 2015 / 0 Comments
REVIEW: Home, Unity Theatre
For an admirer of the work of Tmesis theatre, it was interesting to see Yorgos Karamalegos’s Home so soon after managing to catch the return of That’s Amore (the first production from the company he co-founded, working without his involvement). Seeing these two pieces so close together was a chance to observe just what each […]
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November 23, 2015 / 0 Comments
Tmesis founder comes Home
Home is a new multi-disciplinary production from Physical Lab’s Yorgos Karamalegos that premieres at the Unity this week. Yorgos, one of the founders of Tmesis and Physical Fest, has been working from London in recent years, but is excited to return with an intense new work inspired by the story of Medea, that he says […]
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November 10, 2015 / 0 Comments
The Poetry Joe Show heads to the Unity
A magical light-up world comes to Unity Theatre later this month in the form of The Poetry Joe Show. Created for children aged 3+ and their families, it is a fun-packed, interactive family show using elements of magic lanterns, shadow puppetry and fabulous original poetry, described as “the perfect fun introduction to poetry and spoken […]
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October 30, 2015 / 1 Comment
REVIEW: That’s Amore, Unity Theatre
The wonderful Tmesis theatre has always been inspired and intrigued by love and human relationships. Thinking about past performances – the titular Tmesis, The Dreadful Hours, and what may have been the birth of this most recent project, their short 2013 Homotopia piece Variations of the Heart – searching for and putting a finger on […]
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October 13, 2015 / 0 Comments
REVIEW: Curious, Unity Theatre
As most curtain up times clash with bath and bedtime now here at chez MADEUP, anything that allows little people into the theatre in daylight hours is a winner these days. So Curious, a collaboration from Tam Tam Theatre and Half Moon Young People’s Theatre, had been in the diary for a while. This lovely […]
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September 25, 2015 / 0 Comments
REVIEW: Happily Ever After, Unity Theatre
Happily Ever After was a welcome chance to take the little man on a theatre trip; at nine months old he came in well below the recommended age of five years and up, but he was made welcome and enjoyed the sights and sounds of this fairy story with a twist. He did, however, conk […]
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June 22, 2015 / 0 Comments
REVIEW: Bonnie & Clyde, Unity Theatre
Bonnie & Clyde the musical might sound like something of a Simpson’s cutaway gag, and it’s true the 2009 show didn’t do great business on Broadway; but it has had a life beyond New York in the years since. A dramatic plot of crime and romance and plenty of strong, catchy numbers (courtesy of Don […]
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December 1, 2014 / 0 Comments
Tmesis return with That’s Amore
City-based physical theatre specialists Tmesis Theatre are getting ready to unveil their latest work, That’s Amore – a new ensemble piece premiering at the Unity in January, which they say will be “a crazy, funny, emotional rollercoaster”. That’s Amore is described as “an hilarious, fast-paced, passionate and emotional piece of physical theatre, which explores the […]
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November 27, 2014 / 0 Comments
Unity announces new artistic director
This week, the Unity announced the appointment of Matthew Linley as artistic director and CEO. He will succeed Graeme Phillips, who has been at the theatre’s helm for the last 34 years, and maintained its tradition of staging radical but accessible work that stretches back to the 1930s. Matthew is currently general manager with […]
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November 4, 2014 / 0 Comments
Interview: Le Gateau Chocolat
Black was one of the most stunning theatre shows of last year; and this week its creator, cabaret star Le Gateau Chocolat, returns with a new version of the piece, accompanied by a 12 piece orchestra. The work, a Homotopia commission, tells the life of the extraordinary Nigeria-born, London-based drag artist and opera singer, […]
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September 27, 2014 / 0 Comments
REVIEW: The Judgement of Hakim, Unity Theatre
The Judgement of Hakim returned to the Unity last week after premiering earlier in the year, following on from development at the Lantern as part of the Writing on the Wall festival. Testing Testing Productions brings together some established city talent for this tense, immersive work. Written by Andrew Sherlock, who has already had a […]
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September 14, 2014 / 0 Comments
REVIEW: Mind the Gap, Unity Theatre
From the work I’ve previously seen from up-and-coming writers Ella Greenhill and Joe Ward Munrow, each is attracted to unconventional staging and exploring human stories in different ways. Munrow’s Held, a tale of two brothers dealing with their mother’s dementia, was performed along a runway-style strip with the audience facing each other on either side […]
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September 4, 2014 / 0 Comments
Pimento Theatre’s Mind the Gap
The Unity kicks off its autumn season next week with the return of an immersive, exploratory work from an up-and-coming Liverpool company. Mind the Gap, from Pimento Theatre – otherwise known as playwrights Ella Greenhill and Joe Ward Munroe – debuted at the theatre last year and returns for seven performances over three days […]
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July 28, 2014 / 0 Comments
REVIEW: Caz ‘n’ Britney, Jollyboat, Legion of Doom, various venues
The usual Edinburgh preview season has just about wrapped up in Liverpool, with a whole host of practice runs at indie venues across the city before the acts make their way up to the Fringe. For right or wrong I’ve been rather unadventurous with my time and stuck to what I know this year; as […]
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July 26, 2014 / 0 Comments
REVIEW: Grace and the Sea, Unity Theatre
Grace and the Sea is a unique production in many ways. It was written especially for community theatre company MATE by academic and playwright Rob Brannen, after he saw their 2011 version of his ensemble piece The Yarn. The new show was developed with the actors, and the characters based on them individually. The Yarn […]
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July 23, 2014 / 0 Comments
MenSWEAR Collection double bill
The cheeky chappies of Liverpool-based Lights Up Entertainment are previewing two new plays this week ahead of their first ever run at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The company of LIPA students have written an all-new double bill entitled MenSWEAR Collective, and will be showcasing the provocative works at the Unity on Saturday (July 26). […]
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July 8, 2014 / 1 Comment
MATE Productions’ Grace and the Sea
MATE Productions is probably undergoing the biggest changes in its 14 year history. The Halewood-based company was set up in 2000 by Gaynor La Rocca, who always balanced a career in education and arts management with her passion for the group. Now, for the first time, she is throwing her efforts into MATE full time. […]
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June 30, 2014 / 0 Comments
REVIEW: Gaffer, Unity Theatre
Football; international bajillion-dollar industry to be sure, but one not exactly known for its tolerance of diversity (insert undergraduate thesis here). This is explored in the touching drama Gaffer, which runs all this week at the Unity Theatre. Produced by the Unity with Lives Of Others Theatre in association with Homotopia and Everton in the […]
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