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unityart
Duško Šibl
Tuesday 9 September to Saturday 11 October
"The human figure has been a lifelong preoccupation in my painting, connecting the physical with the eternal Faustian theme of good and evil. I try to express my thoughts and emotions within the human shape using bold and direct brush strokes, while colour corresponds with my mood at that moment." Duško Šibl 2008
Born in Zagreb, Croatia in '51, Duško Šibl has studied in Zagreb and London including the Royal College of Art. Since 1986 he has lived between Zagreb, London and Dubrovnik, where he has studios and has exhibited his work. He has created a series of new paintings specifically for this exhibition.
Part of the exhibition will change daily, as he creates new paintings during the development process of Time. Time is a multidisciplinary live art piece produced by Hope Street Limited, that brings Šibl together with Momentum Theatre, film maker Robin Rice and Liverpool band Winterbourne & Blaster. These new works will be inspired by improvised music, movement and film.
Free to View
throughout unity during opening hours
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Take the Space
with Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Hanging Hooke
Written by Siobhán Nicholas
Wednesday 10 September
Christopher Wren loved him! Isaac Newton loathed him!! This genius of the 17th century provoked intense loyalty, jealousy and hatred. Was 'England’s Leonardo' buried by another Da Vinci plot? In hot-blooded times, passions exploded.
Robert Hooke was one of the fathers of modern science and perhaps the greatest Natural Philosopher of the 17th century. He is now thought to be the English Leonardo.
Hooke, like Da Vinci was a fine artist, an accomplished architect and an engineer. As Curator of Experiments for the Royal Society, he poured out a stream of brilliant concepts on universal gravity, evolution of the species and atomic theory. Yet after his death, Hooke was written out of History. But, in 2006, a three hundred year old manuscript was discovered in a cupboard in a country house in Hampshire...
This is the most wonderful piece of new writing I have seen in years.
Plays International
This event is part of a week long celebration of science in Liverpool, the BA Festival of Science 6 - 11 September. visit: the-ba.net/festivalofscience
showtime 8:00pm
tickets £9.00/£7.00 concessions
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unityyouththeatre
Times Like These
Written by Tracy Aston
Friday 12 and Saturday 13 September
unityyouththeatre return to the stage with their hit show, Times like These, in honour of Helen Flooks who sadly passed away earlier this year.
"Good day to you. Professor Louisa Heitzinger here, to tell you about this whirlwind tour of teenage culture, from the `60s to the present, that we’ve got for you.
A magnificent show which includes my good self and a whole lot of young people. They wear me out you know but they are a talented bunch. They do the acting, singing and even some dancing. We got a whole lot of social history going on as well, in what I think you could safely describe as a multimedia extravaganza.
So you get yourselves down here. You might learn something and you’ll get to take one of those trips down memory lane, you know you like that kind of thing. Oh boy, that’s some kind of whirlwind all right."
Helen Flooks founded unityyouththeatre in '04 and under her direction, Times Like These was first performed to packed audiences at unity in September '07. We are delighted to have this opportunity to honour Helen’s plans to show Times Like These this year.
In performing the show again we pay tribute to Helen’s infectious energy and her sincere commitment to nurturing and encouraging the creative talents of children and young people. The words of the young people themselves express these sentiments best.
“She was accepting and always friendly to new people, made you feel comfortable right away, funny, caring and always there. I think I speak for everyone when I say you brought out the best in all of us. Every time we went to UYT you would teach us something new. You gave us all the courage to perform and made it fun along the way. The next show is for you Helen.”
showtime 7:30pm
tickets £6.50/£4.50 concessions
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Slot Machine
The Slide Show
Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 September
The triumphant return of Slot Machine's classic, The Slide Show.
In a small hall somewhere in England, a slide show is beginning. A series of 'cultural' photographs is presented by an enthusiastic husband and wife team. The theme? Ancient Greece.
Their innocent dabbling accidentally unleashes a potent ancient force, Dionysus, the God of wine and revelry, a force hidden for centuries and a force that many would rather see buried again... so the battle begins.
Extraordinary tussles with gravity, vocal acrobatics, twisted puppet gods, erotic soundscapes and the world première of a new ballet... on street scooters.
makes you dizzy with its non-stop invention The Guardian
Slot Machine are Fiona Creese and Nick Tigg, and are supported by The People Show.
showtime 8:00pm
tickets £6.00 hothouse
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Vauxy Theatre
Wearing Colours
Thursday 18 to Saturday 20 September
In 1985 Liverpool and Juventus contested the European Cup Final in Brussels. Events off the pitch that night rendered the match meaningless.
Based in an Ostend hotel room, four Liverpool fans give voice to the emotions of that evening; from the optimistic expectations to the angry inquests of the immediate aftermath.
Wearing Colours was first performed by Vauxy Theatre twenty three years ago and this new production, in Liverpool’s Capital of Culture year, attempts to express the views of those who are the lifeblood of this city’s most enduring of cultures – football.
Rarely does theatre achieve this magical breakthrough. Joe Riley, The Liverpool Echo
This bold, honest and brilliant play about what is, after all, a ‘beautiful game’ should, I believe, be seen in every town in the country. Cliff Morgan, Radio 4 Sport On 4
showtime 8:00pm
tickets £9.00/£7.00 concessions
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NIE
End of Everything Ever
Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 September
Using a six piece band on stage, multiple languages and an array of theatrical styles from clowning to high tragedy, award winning NIE bring you their epic new show The End of Everything Ever.
Agata is 6 years old. She is going to the railway station with her father. Everyone is very happy, only she has the strange feeling that she will never see him again. On the train, tired and hungry she absent-mindedly chews on the paper name tag tied around her neck and very slowly consumes her name and address, erasing any chance of getting back home again.
Drawing on true stories of the Kindertransport, NIE shine a light onto one of our continents darkest moments in history and emerge with a story of survival, love and hope.
An important element of the show is language, it is performed in English, Czech, German, and Norwegian as a way of exploring confusion, misunderstanding and the struggle to be heard.
showtime 8:00pm
tickets £9.00/7.00 concessions
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Spike Theatre and Ramesh Meyyappan
Gin and Tonic and Passing Trains
Thursday 25 and Friday 26 September
A visual comic tale of one man who has too much time on his hands, with nothing for company other than his thoughts and the sound of trains rushing past.
Mr Jones starts to feel trapped in his damp rickety signal box, soon the loneliness, the responsibilities and the endless sounds of bells drive him to distraction or more precisely to the bottom of a bottle. What starts as a tipple at four slowly turns into a torrent at six and by ten all sorts of spirits are visiting him.
Influenced by the classic 'Dickens' ghost story The Signalman this darkly visual tale will leave you in no doubt that Gin and Trains do not make the perfect tonic.
Gin and Tonic and Passing Trains, was commissioned and premiered at The Tramway Theatre in Glasgow in May 2007.
Winner of Best Actor award – The Life Awards, Singapore 2007.
Voted by Flying Inkpot critics one of theatrical picks of 2007.
showtime 8:00pm
tickets £9.00/£7.00 concessions
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Merseyside Arabic Dance
Arabic Dance Showcase
Saturday 27 September
Teachers and students of Arab dance from across Merseyside come together for an evening colourful evening of entertainment.
A wealth of History and diversity of style is displayed through this moving and enchanting dance performance from traditional folk dances to modern cabaret.
Directed by Caroline Afifi.
showtime 8:00pm
tickets £9.00/£7.00 concession
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Papa Productions Theatre Company
Fredonia
Tuesday 30 September to Thursday 2 October
After a sell-out tour of the UK in 2000, Fredonia comes back to its spiritual home, Liverpool.
Ignited by Papa Productions Theatre Co. the story tells of two guys who hitch-hike across America to Fredonia & the Marx Bros convention. Funny, live music, a wolf, a cop, a gunslinger, a bible and gun in a glove compartment...
What more could you want in a show?
Writer Marc Gee has written scripts for feature films, most notably Al’s Lads '01 adapted from his original play. Other work includes We Three Kings '91, Bunty The Bouncer '98 and HMS Thetis '99.
Directed by Dan Meigh
Cast includes:
Kerry Williams, Rob Kavanagh, Rory Taylor and graduates from Hope St Ltd, including Phil Perez and Graham Hicks.
showtime 8:00pm
tickets £9.00/£7.00 concessions
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