Playwrights competing in an
international Liverpool Festival will introduce their own plays via the medium
of film.
The eight writers selected
for the Beatles-themed Ticket to Write Festival have recorded a brief message
to be shown ahead of their entry at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool on Tuesday
July 30.
“This will really help
reinforce the international appeal of The Beatles with writers from the USA ,
Merseyside and throughout the UK focusing on the home city of the Fab Four”,
said Artistic Director, Michelle Taylor, from Crosby, who came up with the idea
of the filmed introductions.
And members of the audience
will have a say in who wins the tasty £150 prize.
To mark the 70th
Anniversary of George Harrison's birth, this year, four of the entries
selected focus mainly George – often
dubbed the quiet Beatle.
The three Merseyside entries
are:
- Digital Age by Chris Jenkin, from Aigburth, gives a humorous insight into how things would be if the Beatles were still together today.
- Double Fantasy by Paul McGuire from Ainsdale, Southport which imagines John and George in Limbo keeping ‘dixie’ on Paul and Ringo on Earth.
- Darren and George by Phil McNulty of Southport, shows a man with George’s laid back style using his beliefs and spiritual ideals to try to calm a very angry young scally tearaway.
“It's also a chance for
actors from the North-West to parade their talents”, said Festival Director,
Jamie Gaskin, from Southport.
Further details and tickets available at www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk
(£10/£8 concessions) and full details about the Ticket To Write Festival at www.acedrama.co.uk. You can also follow
the festival on Facebook (TicketToWriteFestival) and Twitter(@TicketToWrite13).
No comments:
Post a Comment