The Lantern Theatre

Liverpool Hope present Pre-Paradise Sorry Now by Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Translated by Denis Calandra

Rainer Werner Fassbinder was n extraordinary and prolific writer, director and actor, most famous for his prodigious and unique output of film and television.  Prior to his success as a film-maker, however, when he was twenty two years old, he established the ‘antitheater’ (anti-theatre) company, for which he wrote, directed or acted in over thirty plays between 1967 and 1976.  Even more than his films, his theatrical work was confronttional, explicit, ruthless and extreme.

March 22nd - 24th 7.30 pm

This play contains VERY STRONG language and deals with adult themes that some people may find offensive

22nd - 24th March

£5.00

Come Together
Written & Directed By Barry Mason
A story of Life, Love, Loss and Liverpool
Presented by The Lantern Theatre Company

In times of difficulty people find companionship in the strangest of places. When convenience is no longer enough and circumstance leaves us with no choice but change, the results can often be catastrophic.  Set in a city where love and laughter is usually a way of life, two families find themselves lost in limbo on the brink of recession, lonely and wondering where to turn. 
Dreaming for a better life they find each other and a commonality of music which helps them succeed.  The Lantern Theatre Company performs a tale of love and living bound with complexity, blending comedy, drama and The Beatles…

  
This is a story of Life, Love, Loss and Liverpool.

Fri 17th & Sat 18th Feb 2012

£8

Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1984 play written by David Mamet. The play shows parts of two days in the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to engage in any number of unethical, illegal acts—from lies and flattery to bribery, threats, intimidation and burglary—to sell undesirable real estate to unwitting prospective buyers.

5th - 7th April

£7 and £5 concessions

Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression in 1930’s California, two friends; the small, smart, and quick George Milton and the big, slow, innocent Lenny Smalls, discover the underside of the American Dream which tests their friendship to its limit.

Black Box Theatre Company present a brand new piece inspired by John Steinbeck’s classic Of Mice and Men.

Ian Moore directs a remarkable cast in an epic tragedy of the pursuit of the American Dream.

Black Box tour new work inspired by classic literature – An Inspector Calls (March 2011) Hamlet (September 2010) Romeo and Juliet (2008)  – and their work has been recognised across the region, receiving a number of awards and nominations.

The company also deliver new writing projects such as the Write Now Festival in Liverpool and has been short-listed (twice) for the Manchester Evening News Best Fringe Production (Canaveral’s Lurch and fourteen)

Black Box tours February and March 2012

Running time: 90 minutes (without interval)

Said of previous Black Box productions:-

‘A Company well worth watching’
                          Phil Key Liverpool Daily Post

‘Ian Moore [Director] brings together a remarkable ensemble cast
Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo

‘ … one of the most exciting productions I have seen in years’
Julia Taylor WhatsOnStage

‘Moore’s stylistic staging is innovative and experimental’
Phillip Radcliffe MEN

15th - 17th March

£10 and £8 concessions

Comedy @ the Lantern compered by Adam Rushton -  “Had The Audience In Tears, Definately One To Watch” Wythenshawe FM 97.2FM.  Line up includes:
Pete Phillipson - “A Relentless Laughter Machine From Start To Finish” Mr Bens Comedy Club Leeds

Cathy Butterworth -  Cathy is from Liverpool ” Her most recent project was ‘Your Uncannily Magical Live Art Comedy Experience’, a series of 4 monthly comedy and performance nights that she co-wrote, co-hosted and co-curated with Antony Pickthall”.

Headliner Alex Boardman - “Improvised witticisms from the acerbic Mancunian. A veteran of the Madchester phenomenon, his loved-up reminisces and tall tales can lead anywhere on any given night.”
The Times

4th March

£6 and £8 on the door

A Liverpool rock legend in his own life, and admired by Elvis, Billy Fury’s uniqueness and style brought

him overnight success. Impresarios Larry Parnes and Marty Wilde saw this amazing style, taking Fury to a

world of fortune, fame and the whole world over. Rock presenter and fan Jack Goode, still claims that in

his life time Billy Fury was “probably the greatest rock and roller in the world”. Still admired by

thousands, this show’s own flavour draws along the life of a musical genius, alongside the songs that

made him, and a show that will blow your socks off, and, with the talented Liverpool born singer/actor

Tony Cain, and energetic cast, you will leave feeling elated. To quote a fan: “......the English Elvis”.

We feel that by opening the show on what would have been Billy’s 72nd birthday we are keeping him and

more importantly his music ‘alive’ as a person, we are hoping that, like us, as fans you will keep him

‘alive’ for many years to come.

17th April and 23rd - 27th April and 30th - 5th May

£15, £13 conc and £50 for a family ticket

Acoustic music @ The Lantern : An exhibition of assorted original songs with matching hats, by Kath Tait on guitar, harmonica and and concertina.  With support from singers - Tracey Collins and Echo

19th Feb

£5 and £4 conc

A multi media show that is spiritual, uplifting and camp.  We are taken on an emotional journey through dance, song and film.
Through these mediums feminine spirituality and sensuality are explored-from the universal cataclysm of the big bang to modern female myths. We will meet the Diva in all her forms including drag queens, belly dancers, Bollywood dancers, Banshees and Warrior Princesses.
Starring Ishtar and guests.

April 28th

£12 and £8 conc

The Pure Creative arts School presents their adaptation of ‘Peter Pan’ - a story of growing up, friendship and dreaming the impossible! - the Juniors are bringing an all singing and dancing musical, with the characters you know and love, that will take you to Neverland and make you want to fly!  - 

The Seniors take a humorous look at school life and the difficulties facing Pete, Tina Bell and the others as they struggle to find their identity and avoid growing up. Who will believe in them? (Please note: pirates and/or crocodiles may be included in the performances).

4th Feb

£4.50 and £3 conc

‘Gathering Jack’ – a Valentine’s horror-thriller!

2012, Liverpool is gripped in fear as the serial killer ‘Gathering Jack’ stalks the streets.  As he haunts known Liverpool landmarks such as the Williamson Tunnels and St George’s Hall, no woman is safe!  With Valentine’s Day fast approaching who will be next….and with the police clueless, who will stop him…

PLUS Live music fro Liverpool’s exciting new trio ... ‘THE DOTS’

23rd Feb

£8 and £6 conc

A double bill ‘EVERYMAN: The Story Of Patrick McGoohan – The Prisoner’
A new play from BRIAN GORMAN, detailing the life of Patrick McGoohan.
 
“EVERYMAN is a joy: at turns witty, informative, dramatic, and wonderfully paced throughout. Tells the tale well and, while he refers to influences that surface later in The Prisoner, he never descends to quote-dropping for gratuitous effect.”
Brian Watson

23rd March

£10 or £16 for both plays

A double bill of plays

A Passion for Evil
Aleister Crowley is one of the most controversial men of the twentieth century. Occult master, magickian, poet, mountaineer Crowley rampaged through the rigid moral code of Victorian England. In this piece of chilling theatre John Burns strips away the myth of the man they called The Beast.
Gripping and compelling… a strong and well-played performance
Edinburgh Spotlight
‘EVERYMAN: The Story Of Patrick McGoohan – The Prisoner’
A new play from BRIAN GORMAN, detailing the life of Patrick McGoohan.
 
“EVERYMAN is a joy: at turns witty, informative, dramatic, and wonderfully paced throughout. Tells the tale well and, while he refers to influences that surface later in The Prisoner, he never descends to quote-dropping for gratuitous effect.”
Brian Watson

23rd March

£10 each or £16 for both shows

‘Snow White and the Seven Scousers’ - A traditional pantomime with a modenr twist.  The wicked step-mum hires a hit man to ‘sort Snow White out’, but Snow White runs away into unknown territory - The Dingle.  There she meets the Seven Scousers who promise to help her.  A great night out for all the family.

9th and 10th Feb

£3 and £2 concessions

The award winning Kick Theatre have enjoyed many successes in the past which includes, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Play and Best of Merseyside and Deeside which has seen them go on to perform in the Gaiety Theatre in the Isle of Man. They have had sell out performances which is seen as a reward for their commitment and talent.

Kick promise to keep audiences captivated by the powerful, moving and humorous moments they perform in the classic of Our Country’s Good

28th - 30th March

£8 and £6 conc

BRUISE by JOHN MAGUIRE, IS AN EXPLOSIVE PIECE OF WRITING, EXPLORING THE DESTRUCTIVE FORCES THAT COMPEL TWO OPPOSING, YET SIMILAR, CHARACTERS TO STAY UNITED IN A COMPLEX, BITTER, LOVING RELATIONSHIP.  IT ILLUSTRATES THE DIVERSE WAYS ONE CAN BE “BRUISED“  PHYSICALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, MENTALLY AND IN A WAY THAT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED BY MERE LANGUAGE

Two Gay Males, early thirties.

One Professional, one Writer.

Love and Lust,

Hedonism and passion,

The domestic cycle of their lives.

The usual merry go round of nitpicking, arguing, the making up.

Begging the question, what exactly is love?

And how far would you go to push it?

24th & 25th Feb

£8.00 & £6,50 conc

The history of rock, viewed through a musical microscope.
The Re-entrants somehow manage to get in all the hooks, riffs, solos and vocal harmonies with nothing but
two voices and two ukuleles. Whilst the audience may laugh at two large men with two tiny instruments
launching, arms windmilling, into a rock classic or an eighties pop anthem, the laughter soon turns to
applause and heads shaken in disbelief. Expect foot-up-on-the-monitor rock posturing, rapping and sexy(!)
dance routines!

“absolutely suberb”
Derby Assembly Rooms

“they transcend the limitations of the ukulele”
George Hinchliffe, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Sat 11 Feb

£8.00 adult £6 concessions

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