Tmesis Theatre embark on their biggest and most innovative collaboration to date with the upcoming tour of The Dreadful Hours which premieres at the Liverpool Everyman from 11th – 13th Feb 2010 and also to the Studio at the Manchester Royal Exchange from 3rd – 6th Mar 2010.

Liverpool is to have it's own Woody Guthrie folk club launching at the end of February.

Woody, a famous American singer-songwriter and folk musician inspired some of the greatest folk singers in our time most famously Bob Dylan.

'I want it to be the place to go for folk music that is fun, exciting, a bit dangerous, and that will make you sit up and take notice.' Alun Parry

Picture the scene.

A group of local teenagers from Garston write a script at their local internet centre and, with help from a couple of top movie producers, they shoot the film around Liverpool and suddenly find themselves the toast of Hollywood. The twist? This is not a movie. This is real life.

Nerve announce the Merseyside Resistance Calendar 2010 -

Celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the city - with each page packed with significant dates from Merseyside's recent or not so recent past, along with inspiring images.

The image here taken at the pier head where it appears that youngsters from across the city were protesting against Maggie Thatcher. I wonder why? One of these could be you so if your interested in getting hold of a copy of this Calendar then get along to News from Nowhere and pick up a copy of Nerve while you are there. Launch event ....