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For one of our highlights for autumn.

The second in the series of events featuring unity's patrons.


When We Dead Awaken

unitytheatre, Liverpool with Riksteatern and Vasterbottensteatern from Sweden

When We Dead Awaken

By Henrik Ibsen. Directed by Josette Bushell-Mingo. Translated by Michael Meyer

Thursday 23 October to Saturday 1 November

unity with Riksteatern and Vasterbottensteatern from Sweden present an international co-production of When We Dead Awaken, the final dramatic work from Henrik Ibsen, one of Scandinavia’s greatest playwrights, in a unique collaboration for 2008.

Arnold Rubek, a celebrated sculptor and his wife, Maia, find themselves tense and ill at ease while traveling. Maia finds herself drawn to Ulfheim, a brutal hunter who contrasts sharply with her cold, withdrawn husband.

A cast and production team of English and Swedish artists have been working together under the direction of unity patron Josette Bushell-Mingo.

Josette has worked as a director and actor with the Royal National Theatre, RSC, Manchester Royal Exchange, and Young Vic and created the role of Rafiki in the UK premier of the Lion King.

Josette is a co-founder of PUSH, the major festival celebrating contemporary Black arts and Black artists, and is currently artistic director of Tyst Teater, which is part of the Riksteatern’s national touring programme.

Directing When We Dead Awaken as an international project is the fulfilment of an ambition for Josette. Her flare for a strikingly visual, total theatre style provides the opportunity to approach this uncompromising, honest and rarely performed play as a new text.

Following it’s UK premier at unity When We Dead Awaken will tour Sweden.

previews £6.00 Thursday 23 and Friday 24
Gala Night £10.00 Saturday 25 October
showtime 8:00pm

Tuesday 28 October to Saturday 1 November
showtime 8:00pm
tickets: £10.00/£8.00 concessions

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Thursday 23 October 8:00pm
Friday 24 October 8:00pm
Saturday 25 October 8:00pm
Tuesday 28 October 8:00pm
Wednesday 29 October 8:00pm
Thursday 30 October 8:00pm
Friday 31 October 8:00pm
Saturday 1 November 8:00pm

location is unity one


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For this year's Christmas Show!

unity's continues its tradition of taking well known tales and giving them a twist of magic with one of Hans Christian Andersen's most popular tales.

A Musical play for children and their families


Tinder Box 2006 at unitytheatre

Pinocchio 2007 at unitytheatre
Pictures from The Tinder Box and Pinocchio

Hans Christian Andersen's

The Emperor's New Clothes

Tuesday 2 December 2008 to Saturday 17 January

The Emperor's New Clothes, continues unity’s 21 year passion for traditional stories told in an untraditional way and follows the success of Pinocchio and The Tinder Box.

Emperor Bling is a proud and wealthy man but he hasn't got a thing to wear! In his huge palace he has a huge walk in wardrobe full of the finest clothes, he has new clothes every day, in fact he cares more for his clothes than he does his citizens.

His fashion fixation has created a wool shortage so he's raised the sheep shearing tax. The townsfolk are up in arms and he's beginning to get the feeling they don't like him. Even his sweetheart is tiring of his vanity.

In a bid to win them all round he hires two dodgy taylors, Wicked and Wicked, who promise him the finest suit of clothes from the most beautiful cloth.

Will his new threads be bling enough to dazzle them?
Will Wicked and Wicked prove to be a pair of conmen?
Will the audience see right through Emperor Bling's Charms?

Liverpool’s Patrick Dineen, who composed and arranged the score for Liverpool's 2008 Capital of Culture launch on St George's plateau directs and provides the music for this sure fire Christmas treat.

showtimes
Public Performances:

Tuesday 2 December 7:00pm
Saturdays 6 & 13 December 2:00pm & 5:30pm
Thursday 18 to Saturday 20 December 2:00pm & 5:30pm
Monday 22 & Tuesday 23 December 2:00pm & 5:30pm
Friday 2 January 5:30pm
Saturdays 3, 10 & 17 January 2:00pm & 5:30pm

tickets
family
tickets £23.00 [2 adults and 2 children]
adults: £8.50/£6.50 concessions
children: £4.00

Schools performances
Weekdays
From Wednesday 3 December to Friday 16 January
10:00am & 1:30pm
. Please phone for details

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Tuesday 2 December 7:00pm
Saturday 6 December 2:00pm
Saturday 6 December 5:30pm
Saturday 13 December 2:00pm
Saturday 13 December 5:30pm
Thursday 18 December 2:00pm
Thursday 18 December 5:30pm
Friday 19 December 2:00pm
Friday 19 December 5:30pm
Saturday 20 December 2:00pm
Saturday 20 December 5:30pm
Monday 22 December 2:00pm
Monday 22 December 5:30pm
Tuesday 23 December 2:00pm
Tuesday 23 December 5:30pm
Friday 2 January 5:30pm
Saturday 3 January 2:00pm
Saturday 3 January 5:30pm
Saturday 10 January 2:00pm
Saturday 10 January 5:30pm
Saturday 17 January 2:00pm
Saturday 17 January 5:30pm

location is unity one


unity promotion's, Shows with this logo are programmed by unity and promoted by unitymarketing and the producing company.

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