Shakespeare’s Macbeth retold by imitating the dog
It will have blood, they say
Three mysterious figures enter the stage. They talk of the hurly-burly, of thunder and lightning, and of a young couple who believe they can overthrow the old regime. They conjure the Macbeths, placing them in a dangerous new world where paranoia, betrayal and brutality rule.
Blood will have blood
Fusing live action with innovative video technology, imitating the dog bring their “breathtakingly inventive” (The Times) style of storytelling to Shakespeare’s tragic tale of ambition, destiny and downfall.
An audacious and daring retelling made for the audiences of today, Macbeth is a neon noir thriller where Shakespeare’s original language collides with startling new scenes, stunning visuals, and a powder-keg intensity.
There are additional matinee shows, check here for details.
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The hilarious comedy by Andrea Dunbar is based on the 1987 British film, and features a brilliantly funny script, impressive cast, and is bursting with all the best 80s music, taking audiences on a hilarious trip down memory lane through this cult classic.
Previous productions of the comedy at St Helens Theatre Royal proved massively popular, breaking box office records in 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016. Rita, Sue & Bob Too! is a comedy, telling the gritty tale of love, lust, and the ultimate test of friendship.
St Helens welcomes home Michael Parr who will play the role of Bob. He will be joined by a fantastic cast including Crissy Rock as Mother and Jamie Greer as Dad; and St Helens favourites Tori Hargreaves as Michelle; Olivia Sloyan as Sue; and Kay Nicholson as Rita.
‘Crash Landing: A Theatrical Sensory Experience’ invites the audience into a transformed theatre space, to explore three distinctive and exciting worlds within ‘Planet Zoe’.
Zoe, an exuberant deaf space explorer, dramatically crash landed on a strange planet a year ago, a strange planet that she now calls home.
This performance will welcome the audience to explore it alongside her. Turning chronological narrative on its head, the audience will experience the show in a non chronological format, and will be travelling around and within the space.
There will be a sensory playground of alien inspired chaos – things to touch, smell, feel, and see, as well as experiencing digital elements such as BSL video performance, and stop animation creative caption storytelling.
There really is something for everyone on Planet Zoe!
Event duration
A window of up to 70 minutes per slot to allow a generous amount of time to move around the space
Ticket price
Pay What You Decide
Access
Audio description, BSL/English, Creative captions
It is mid-covid and 19-year-old Estelle is feeling alone and reflective. She sits in her much loved living room thinking about her entire life.. with her phone of course!
It’s her only connection to her two best friends, whose relationships will be tested over this time apart. With no one in the house and on a journey of pain, love and realisation, will she feel like this forever or will she begin to face the fears of her inner child?
With themes of social media, friendship, trauma, childhood and healing, join Unity Theatre for this powerful yet playful story as she explores the deepest parts of her head and her heart.
24, 23, 22 is a gig-theatre show about the heat of the moment, and how our impulses create ripples which become waves.
Join our cast of two, armed with hand held mics, and an onstage beat-maker, for this little earthquake of a show.
Expect scuzzy beats, stolen bags, and the reversal of the flow of time.
Be transported back to 1980’s Liverpool in Laura Lees heart-warming and heart-breaking tale, based on a secret Liverpool institution. Masquerade is back in a brand-new incarnation at the Epstein Theatre, produced by Bill Elms (Jerry Springer The Opera, The Ruby Slippers) and directed by James Baker (Cherry Jezebel, 2Gorgeous4U). Following a successful Royal Court studio run in 2019.
Masquerade – where inside was the place to be out. A poignant tale of love and loss amongst Liverpool’s LGBT+ community in the 1980’s.
Mike loves Tony (but not like that). He’s his best mate. To be confident, outgoing, and open is a big deal in a city like Liverpool especially in the midst of Aids crisis. When they discover The Masquerade Club with trepidation, Mike gets a taste of the life he could be living. He is welcomed with open arms, soon becoming the resident DJ in a club that is the centre of his universe. But their paths go in separate directions. Outside of the club walls he needs to find the courage to tell his parents that he is not the son they want him to be.
Will he find the strength to stand up for himself especially when tragedy strikes?
Additional Material by Tom Lloyd, designed by Ellie Light and sound design by Daniel Mawson.
Running Time: Approx. 2 hours including an interval.
Join Ballet Theatre UK with one of the most enchanting love stories of all time, “Beauty and the Beast”.
Inspired by the original tale, this production tells the story of Belle, a beautiful and intelligent young woman who feels out of place in her provincial French village. When her father is imprisoned in a mysterious castle, Belle’s attempt to rescue him leads to her capture by the Beast, a grisly and fearsome monster. Little does she know that he is a Prince cursed by a magical Enchantress. The only way the Beast may become human again is if he learns to love and be loved in return. The curse set by the Enchantress is bound by a magical rose. If the final petal falls all hope will be lost and he will remain a Beast forever. Their feelings grow ever deeper as the clock ticks and petals continue to fall – will they confess their love for one another before it is too late?
Set to a stunning classical score this production will showcase new choreography by Artistic Director, Christopher Moore, as well as feature new sets and costumes created especially for this production.
Running Time: Approx. 2 hours and 30 minutes including an interval.
Renowned American parapsychologist Doctor Roy Earle, famous for discrediting hauntings and exposing fake mediums, is invited to attend a seance in what is said to be the most haunted building in England, a building with a horrific history, Blaine Manor. Even the locals won’t set foot there, as all who walk within those grounds will be cursed.
But his arrival at the manor has awoken something, something horrific within the walls. As a raging storm closes off Blaine Manor from the outside world, Earle and the others find that what is waiting there is not nearly as horrific as what has entered with him…
PLEASE NOTE THIS SHOW IS ONLY SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AGED 10 AND ABOVE.
Murray Lachlan Young’s latest epic tale for families.
Our heroes Atom and Luna (left home alone by their mother) are saved from starvation by the arrival of their magical child minder, Iffly Sney.
But Iffly falls terribly ill and only the twins can save him. They must harness the power of the moon and the forest to seek out the mysterious Old Mother Redbeard.
And so begins Atom & Luna’s journey, an adventure that will change their lives forever.
Created by BBC 6 Music’s poet in residence and children’s author Murray Lachlan Young.
Credits
Written by Murray Lachlan Young
Directed by Nina Hajiyianni
Designed by Bek Palmer
Produced by Matthew Linley for Funnelwick Limb
Home is where our story begins. It’s not always a place – it’s a condition, a feeling, a sense of connection. It shapes who we are. Hold Tight explores how adverse childhood experience, abrupt change and separation impact on young people’s lives.
With four adults and three young people on stage, accompanied by testimonies from care-experienced teenagers in the UK and folk songs recorded with Ukrainian refugees in Poland, VDT’s production reflects on home, family and belonging and how, when we long for intimacy and connection, sometimes we just have to Hold Tight.
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VDT is a National Portfolio Organisation, funded by Arts Council England.
VDT is Associate Company at Brighton Dome. Hold Tight is supported by South East Dance.
About the Company:
VDT is a National Portfolio Organisation, funded by Arts Council England. VDT is Associate Company at Brighton Dome. Hold Tight is supported by The Dance Space, Brighton.
