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Review: From Beyond Iron Mountain
Directed by: Bob Moyler

I was really excited to be going to see a bit of Sci-fi theatre so when 35 of us crammed into a room suitable for 30, the atmosphere was heady to say the least. As the plastic blow up globe suspended by thick string and a bamboo pole appeared I knew I was going to enjoy it, when the cheap torch flicked on and shone across the room I was biting my knuckles with excitement.

The story was about a Doctor who is directed to buy a weather machine from a Professor to stop the awful weather conditions on an earth like planet. The action mostly takes place in the Professors laboratory, the Doctor is greeted by an ApeMan creature and inept Robot and lead to the professor. The only trouble is the weather machine is it doesn’t work, and the Prof’s rather attractive female assistant Boris knows it doesn’t but the Prof refuses to accept this and continues discussing the sale of the machine with the Doctor.  After several fruitless attempts to repair the machine, a couple of wandering extra terrestrials finally manage to get it working after breaking the Prof’s leg.

Yes.....Everything you have ever wanted from one of the most politically radical cities in the world a base for workshops, exhibitions, events and your radical ideas. No not a squat and only temporary but it's going to be upfront and personal and promises four weeks of explosive art, film, discussion, music and poetry raising the issues others do not have the nerve to raise.

The Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, announce the final part of their 2010 season, to complete a year that has produced four world premières, two West End transfers and two UK touring productions.  Part Three 2010 sees Kim Cattrall returning to her birth city to play Cleopatra; a new adventure entitled EVERYMAN UNBOUND; and a world première at the Playhouse for Christmas, not to mention the last rock and roll panto to be staged at the Everyman (for a while) before it closes for redevelopment.

Review of the Ragged Trousered Philanthropists at the Liverpool Everyman

I was really looking forward to seeing the Ragged Trousered Philanthropists at the Everyman. For one thing I'm a fan of Robert Tressel (or Noonan as he was also called - see, I know stuff), and for another I saw a fab production at the Liverpool Playhouse around 20 years ago. And when I got to the Everyman there was an additional surprise. This was a new adaptation by Howard Brenton. Now I do like Howard Brenton. Some many years ago I co-directed a small production of Christie in Love. Which in no way makes me an expert, but the play did make me a fan. But I digress.

Bonk St Theatre opened it's doors tonight to writers and will only be open for six weeks. Changing from ideas factory and meeting place, becoming an actors studio and rehearsal space, and culminating in three exciting evenings of science fiction performance on July 29th, 30th, 31st.

One of Liverpool’s leading theatre schools is throwing open its doors for its annual musical theatre Summer School, which is open to youngsters from across Merseyside between the ages of 7 and 19 years.

To coincide with those ‘Summer Days,’ Performers Theatre School are proud to announce that this year’s production will be ‘Greasemania’! Now they are looking for a cast to star in it! The search has begun for Danny, Sandy, Rizzo, Frenchy, Marty, Jan, Kenicke and Vince Fontaine! There are also parts for The "Pink Ladies" the pink-jacketed, gum-chewing, hip-swinging girls' gang and also The "Burger Palace Boys" - a super-cool, hard-looking group of high school wheeler-dealers...or so they think!

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is in it's final dress rehearsal and they have released this video of Director, Christopher Morahan discussing the production.

Howard Brenton’s glorious new stage adaptation of Robert Tressell’s The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists takes to the stage at the Liverpool Everyman on 17 June

Celebrated playwright Howard Brenton has created a major new adaptation of Robert Tressell’s famous novel, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists - a story that has changed countless lives and remains as vivid and as relevant as when it was written almost a century ago. This co-production between Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and Chichester Festival Theatre will be directed by Christopher Morahan. The production premiéres at the Liverpool Everyman from Thursday 17 June to Saturday 10 July before moving to Chichester.

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New adaptations of Slemen’s scary tales are in demand with the next instalment of the thrilling theatrical experience now on sale.

Tales From Haunted Liverpool, evenings of chilling and dramatic storytelling continues at St. George’s Concert Room from Friday 18^th – Sunday 20^th June 2010 following their sell-out Nov 2009 and Mar 2010 runs.

These events are rapidly becoming Liverpool’s most sought-after theatre experience as Tom Slemen’s famous ‘Haunted Liverpool’ books come to life. Now, volumes 5 & 6 awaken in an atmospheric re-telling of his chilling tales, the third in this popular series of performances.