Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse brings back its annual celebration of writing with new plays, workshops and literary happenings across the city and contributions from some of Liverpool's brightest talents including Lizzie Nunnery, Jeff Young and Luke Barnes.
There will be chances to see new works including Lewis Bray’s one-man show about his family which transports us into the world created by his autistic brother, Cartoonopolis, three sisters coming of age in a crumbling British Legion club in In Wonderland by Luke Barnes and The Sum by Lizzie Nunnery, a big new political play with songs for our times.
Part performance, part workshop, part installation, Ray + Julie on London Road invites you to see London Road through the eyes of the mysterious lovers celebrated in a piece of graffiti on London Road.
Every night of the festival, Platform, curated by writers Alison Down and Paddy Hughes, is the Everyman version of Speakers' Corner, plus there’s storytelling over a pint or two with Liverpool Rambles as Alan Barnes hosts eight writers who all have stories to spin.
There are Q&As and talks with Northern Stage as they scout for shows and companies to take to their Edinburgh venue next year. Lloyd Newson of DV8 Physical Theatre will give a free talk about his working methods and the UK première of his new show John, which is at the Playhouse, while A Good Night Out is an exploration of popular, political theatre and the ideas of Everyman legend John McGrath.
23 October, 23 miniature events take place in 23 places around the city for 23, which is linked to Daisy Campbell’s Cosmic Trigger in November at Camp and Furnace.
The full list of events is:
- Platform curated by writers Paddy Hughes and Alison Down, 22 – 25 October, Everyman, Theatre Bar
- Ray + Julie on London Road, 22 October, London Road
- Cartoonopolis, 22 October, Playhouse Studio
- 23, 23 October, in 23 places including the Everyman
- Northern Stage Edinburgh Roadshow, 24 October, Everyman Theatre Bar
- A Talk with Lloyd Newson, Artistic Director of DV8 Physical Theatre, 24 October
- Liverpool Rambles, 24 October, Everyman Theatre Bar, EV2
- In Wonderland by Luke Barnes, directed by Nick Bagnall, 25 October, Playhouse Studio
- Ray + Julie on London Road, 26 October, Everyman, EV1
- The Sum by Lizzie Nunnery, directed by Cora Bissett, 26 October, Everyman, Rehearsal Room