The arts are competitive. The industry is underfunded. Resources are hard to come by. What does Liverpool have to offer to combat this?
Theatre in the city is currently abuzz thanks to ‘Boys from the Black Stuff’ (Liverpool’s Royal Court), ‘Up Next Festival’ (Unity Theatre) and ‘The Legend of Ned Ludd’ (Everyman Theatre) running alongside each other. With a mix of established and new works being embraced by audiences, creatives are constantly asking themselves the same questions: when/how/where can I get my opportunity?
In supporting these creatives, Joe Ward-Munrow will be facilitating an affordable workshop, ‘Building Brilliant Language’ on Saturday 11th May. Hosted by the Everyman Theatre, the writer of ‘The Legend of Ned Ludd’ will guide attendees through his process of how to use language creatively within their work; a key technique that has helped build his brand-new production.
Described by ‘The Financial Times’ as “thrillingly audacious”, the 249 variations of this play allow for every performance to be completely different to the previous. It therefore goes without saying that Ward-Munrow has a creative mind designed to be unpacked… and now it can be.
Those in attendance must be 18+ and will have the opportunity to watch the show following the workshop for a discounted price.
Join the Mystery Theatre Club for a monthly archived screening of unique, world-class theatre shows. Embrace experimental and contemporary works from exciting theatre makers.
This time they’re going Hollywood!…they can’t give you any hints but you’ll be a fool to miss it
Their seventh screening will be at Kitty’s Laundrette in Anfield. This event will be Pay What You Can to help pay for Kitty’s opening up their space for them.
Tickets sold out quickly for their last few events so don’t delay and book today!
Mystery Theatre Club, Edition #9, Kitty’s Laundrette, 77 Grasmere St, Liverpool L5 6RH, 7:30pm
Pay What You Can
Their seventh screening!
In this workshop we will explore what is already present and work on not creating anything new. They will explore the importance of listening and of being truly present in a moment and the emotional response we may have.
Staying in the moment, not forcing the comedy in a situation, relying on what is already there, these elements help to give a scene more weight, lending itself to dramatic possibilities while at the same time not blocking the comedic opportunities present in any human situation.
Owen Scrivens has been improvising for 20 years. He has performed and taught regularly in Liverpool, Newcastle and Sheffield during this time with companies such as Sticky Floor Improv, Impropriety, Open Heart Theatre and Playing Dead Theatre.
He has also learned from teachers across Europe in a variety of improv styles. His main interest is where theatre and improvisation intersect, but this does not need to mean losing the fun and humor of spontaneous performance. At this years festival Owen will be performing Old Haunts; a show that has accessibility at its heart trying to reduce barriers to improvisation. He currently is director and teacher for SaSS Improv in Sheffield.
Over the last two years Owen has co-created Living.Dying.Dead an improvised theatre show that engages its audience on the subjects of death, dying and bereavement. The show was performed at last years festival but this year there is a workshop to further explore the subject.
They will look different ways of approaching death, from the absurd to the realistic. They will also dig in to the joys that truth, deep connection and emotion can bring in improv.
This workshop is suitable for any improvisers or performers that are willing to fully embrace the challenge of dealing with the subject of death.
The award-winning Indefinite Articles present their work for the very young: Claytime, a play with clay, where the audience are invited to participate.
Come to a place where the earth’s natural material meets with children’s imaginations: a world of fabulous forms, amazing animals and morphing monsters.
Each Claytime is totally unique – creating its own world, its own characters and its own stories drawn directly from its young audience. Truly, interactive theatre at its most engaging.
Approximate running time:
55mins plus 20min workshop when children can play with clay
Age Suitability:
Aimed at 3-6yrs, older children welcome
Ticket Price:
£12 Full price / £10 Groups of 10+ / £10 School groups of 10+ plus 1 free teacher for every 10 tickets purchased
Based on Hanif Kureishi’s iconic and Oscar-nominated screenplay and last brought to the stage in 2019 directed by Nikolai Foster, My Beautiful Laundrette is set in London during the Thatcher years and tells the story of young British Pakistani, Omar, who transforms his Uncle’s run-down laundrette into a thriving business.
After being confronted by a fascist gang, Omar recognises school friend Johnny and uses their history to diffuse the situation.
As they renovate the laundrette together, love blossoms between them.
This bold production of Kureishi’s ground-breaking film, directed by Nicole Behan, explores cultural conflict, gender equality, class and generational strife, all presented against a funky backdrop of 80s music and culture with additional original music composed by the Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.
Charlie Moon is sadly missed and his widow, Molly, is the one doing most of the missing. She feels guilty about how he passed and wants to make things right with him. If only he was still here…
Molly Moon’s dreams are about to come true as the ghost of her husband stalks the halls of their old house on the anniversary of his death. Well, more shuffles than stalks really. His back’s not great and he never got that ingrowing toenail sorted out.
Trapped in limbo and with only his Auntie Peggy for support, Charlie needs to solve the riddle of his death before he can move on to the next worldbut he keeps running into dead ends. While he’s at it he wants to keep that smarmy git from next door away from his house and he might put the willies up Molly for old times’ sake. Well, if you’ve got it, haunt it…
Gerry Linford (Yellow Breck Road, Ellen & Rigby) has written a brand new comedy about love, life and the afterlife. Come and join the ghost with the most as he explores the world beyond the veil. It’s guaranteed to lift your spirits!
Come and join Tmesis Theatre to explore physicality and play!
The workshop will focus on developing a playful, expressive performer, opening up our expressive potential through play, connection and movement. Open to all levels of experience.
Tmesis Theatre create, develop and share passionate and playful physical theatre, through; acclaimed performance, participation, training, and our festival.
Announcing the first ever edition of the Liverpool Improvisation Festival: This new two-day festival is supported and hosted by the Unity Theatre, Liverpool.
The festival opens on Friday the 21st of April (3pm) and runs through till late on Saturday the 22nd of April (10pm).
Across the two days we have an exciting programme of 12 shows including two world premieres and four workshops. There is a mix of established artists and companies and those who are new and emerging.
All the work is improvised and draws upon numerous art forms including clown, comedy, fooling, music, puppetry, storytelling, and theatre.
