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All star cast bring All
That Jazz back to Manchester
FROM Monday, 21 March to Saturday,
2 April 2016, an all star cast heads to the Opera House, Manchester, as
'Chicago' is to be brought to life , via stars John Partridge,
Hayley Tamaddon and Sam Bailey. The musical is about a nightclub singer, a
double murderess, a smooth talking lawyer and a cell block of sin - it would
be a crime to miss 'Chicago' when it returns to the Opera
House, with this all star cast...! Created by the musical theatre
talents of John Kander and Fred Ebb and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse,
the Tony and Olivier Award winning show includes includes classics like:-
'All That Jazz', 'Cell Block Tango' and 'Razzle
Dazzle.'
Based on real life events back in the roaring 1920s, nightclub singer Roxie
Hart shoots her lover and along with cell block rival, double-murderess
Velma Kelly, they fight to keep from death row with the help of smooth
talking lawyer, Billy Flynn.
The show stars:- John Partridge as Billy Flynn, Hayley Tamaddon as Roxie
Hart and Sam Bailey as Mama Morton.
Joining them will be:- Sophie Carmen Jones as Velma Kelly, Neil Ditt as Amos
Hart and A.D. Richardson as Mary Sunshine.
The rest of the company includes:- Daniele Arbisi, Nicola Coates, Frances
Dee, Adam Denman, Francis Foreman, Waylon Jacobs, Justin-Lee Jones, Dann
Kharsa, Chelsea Labadini, Ellie Mitchell, Peter Nash, Helen Siveter, Kerry
Spark, Lindsey Tierney and Emily Warner.
John Partridge recently appeared in Celebrity Big Brother, on Channel 5. He
is probably best known for playing the role of Christian Clarke in
EastEnders. His many musical theatre credits include Rum Tum Tugger in Cats
in the West End, on tour and the official film of the show, John in Miss
Saigon on the first UK national tour and most recently Zach in A Chorus Line
at the London Palladium. John was also a judge on BBC1's Over the Rainbow,
Andrew Lloyd Webber's search to find a Dorothy for the musical The Wizard of
Oz.
Hayley Tamaddon has just finished playing Andrea Beckett in Coronation
Street. She also played Del Dingle in Emmerdale. Her numerous theatre
credits include The Lady of the Lake in Spamalot and Janet in The Rocky
Horror Show. Hayley also won the 5th series of ITV1's Dancing on Ice.
Sam Bailey worked as a prison officer at HM Prison Gartree for three years
until 2013. At the end of that year Sam won the 10 series of The X Factor
receiving more than a million votes over the course of the final weekend.
Following her win, her debut single Skyscraper was released and achieved the
Christmas Number 1. This was followed in 2014 with her debut album, The
Power of Love, reaching number one in the album charts.
Sophie Carmen Jones' many West End credits including Jersey Boys, Wicked and
We Will Rock You. She will also appear in the forthcoming Disney film Beauty
and the Beast.
Neil Ditt has appeared in many West End productions including Mary Poppins
and Betty Blue Eyes. His other theatre credits include creating the role of
George Mole in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole at Leicester Curve and High
Society and A Midsummer Night's Dream, both at Regent's Park Open Air
Theatre.
A.D. Richardson's many theatre credits
include the International tour of The Pirates of Penzance, the UK tour of
HMS Pinafore, the RSC's Cyrano De Bergerac and Scrooge The Musical, at the
New Theatre Oxford. Chicago opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London in 1997
to rave reviews, winning the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for
'Outstanding Musical Production' as well as the 1998 Critics Circle
Drama Award for 'Best Musical', and immediately became a sell
out hit running for 15 years.
Chicago is currently playing in New York
where it holds the record as the longest running musical revival and also
the 2nd longest running musical in Broadway history. Chicago, which is based
on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, has a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse,
music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Scenic design is by John Lee
Beatty, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting by Ken Billington and
sound by Rick Clarke. Musical supervision is by Rob Fisher. Chicago is
choreographed by Ann Reinking in the style of Bob Fosse and directed by
Walter Bobbie.
The 2016 UK National Tour of Chicago will be produced by David Ian and
Michael Watt in association with the Broadway producers Barry and Fran
Weissler. For more information visit the shows
website
and to book click on
here or by call the Box Office on:-
0844 871 3019.
Epstein to host The
Gruffalo
ON a wild and windy night, the
Gruffalo's child ignores her father's warning and tiptoes out into the snow.
After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn't really exist… does he?
Following hot on the heels of The Gruffalo's sell out tour and his monstrous
West End success comes The Gruffalo's Child; with attitude! Just how brave
is she? Find out for yourselves by joining her at the Epstein Theatre,
Liverpool from 17 May to 19 May 2016. But do take note that this show will
only have 6 performances and times vary, so check with Box Office, on
Epstein Theatre, Hanover House, Liverpool. Based on Children's
Laureate Julia Donaldson MBE and Axel Scheffler's award winning picture
book, Tall Stories' stage adaptation is:- "everything good children's
theatre should be" The List.
The cast are as follows:- Ellie Bell as The Gruffalo's Child, Lesley Cook as
Mouse, Tom Crook as The Gruffalo/Predators. Duncan MacInnes as the
Understudy. Rebekah Pichilingi, General Manager at the Epstein said:-
"We are delighted to have The Gruffalo's Child come to the Epstein, our
focus on family friendly shows is really coming to fruition, especially off
the back of the success of The Tiger Who Came To Tea and Going On A Bear
Hunt which we enjoyed last year."
Running time:- 55 Minutes (no interval). Daytime performances. Recommended
for ages 3+. All adults must be accompanied by a responsible child.
Visit:-
GruffalosChildLive.Com for a sneak preview. To book tickets
call:- 0844 888 4411, or go
online... Plus you can also book in
person at the Theatre Box Office.
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Gruesom Crimes of
Victorian Liverpool to be brought back to life!
Photos by Ant Clausen.
LOCAL Theatre company Lovehistory Ltd, who are the
producers of the popular:- 'Catacombs of Liverpool's Dark History'
series and the City's most animated storytellers, are once again set to
delve deeper into Liverpool's gruesome history to bring its criminal past to
a stage setting in the 2nd of the series of 'Lovehistory Loves'
events.
St George's Hall's famous Concert Room will play host to an evening of
crime, murder and mystery on Friday, 8 April 2016, with Lovehistory
Loves…Crime! re-enacting four of Liverpool's most notorious crimes. A team
of versatile actors in period costume, along with effective lighting and
sound effects will transport you back to the gruesome setting of the past
with the infamous criminal stories.
The slums of Victorian Liverpool were a breeding ground for
the criminal underworld, vice, fraud, violence and murder, a place where the
morally corrupt would prey upon their victims and spread terror throughout
the City.
The Trial of Elizabeth Kirkbride in 1877 was 1 that caused
distress and shock amongst all who heard the case. A widowed school teacher
living in Tuebrook, Elizabeth Kirkbride was arrested following the discovery
of the 3 bodies of infant children in her previous address. When the police
investigated further, what was to unfold caused outrage and anger and calls
for justice against the baby killer, Elizabeth Kirkbride. Her silence and
reluctance to give any explanation as to circumstances surrounding the
deaths has baffled many and remains a mystery to this day.
The Liverpool Bank Robbery of 1878 relives the tale of a shrewd and
calculated plan where a young bank clerk, William Ohlman almost got away
with the sum of £15,000, as he tried to escape the City with his mistress,
Miss Mclean who subsequently vanished without trace. This infamous bank
robbery stunned the well to do of the City, who perceived bank robbers to be
violent, hooded men with guns or knives. This was clean, well planned but
unfortunately for Ohlman, it was found out.
The Case of the Burning Woman exposes the alcohol fuelled
rage when in 1884 a young prostitute, Mary McNamara, was burned alive during
a horrific domestic dispute that left many questioning the savagery that
existed in some of the poorest areas of the City.
The inexplicable and shocking Redcross Street Murder, created a media
sensation around the country in 1895 and would be treated as a hate crime in
2016. On the 19th of February 1895 a young and bloodied man, George Needham,
screamed his way through the streets of Liverpool reporting a murder had
occurred… "A man did it!" he shouted as by passers tried to
assist him. The trial of William Miller, the ex-lodger of the murdered
Edward Moyse, heard how Miller began an unprovoked and frenzied attack upon
Moyse that left him dead and Needham fighting for his life
Judy McLean, Creative Director of Lovehistory, said:- "We are thrilled
to be returning to the Concert Room for our second theatrical production of
the series. This time we are creating theatre in the round making the
audience feel much closer to the action and the four stories that will take
them on a terrifying journey. We are delighted to be co-producing with Bill
Elms again."
Bill Elms added:- "The 1st production in the Lovehistory Loves series
went down incredibly well last autumn, now we move away from the murderous
theme to the most criminal in our City's history. If you are a lover of
Liverpool's darkened past, then it will be a crime to miss the second in
this popular season of events in the historic St George's Concert Room. With
4 stories, audiences will encounter a vicious and savage underworld of
murder, theft and violence, these shocking tales are guaranteed to chill you
to the bone For further information, please visit:-
LoveHistory.Co.UK or
StGeorgesLiverpool.Co.UK."
Lovehistory Loves… Crime will be live in the St George's Concert Room, on
Friday, 8 April 2016, from 8pm. Tickets will be just £15 (Plus £1.50 booking
fee). Purchase in person at:- TicketQuarter, Queen Square, Liverpool;
online
or by calling the booking line on:- 0844 800 0410.
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