Results tagged “st george's hall” from Liverpool Echo - Culture Chat
I went to my first ever Penny Readings at St George's Hall last night which turned out to be a homespun affair of readings and music.
It's always a pleasure to listen to Frank Cottrell Boyce (here reading the nativity scene bit of Millions) and I always like a bit of Dickens at this time of year.
I've been to two performances in St George's Hall over the last week - one in the small concert room and one in the crown court.
But they have had one thing in common. The Echo's Search for a Magaldi.
Never mind to be or not to be, the question should really be to go or not to go and the answer is a resounding yes.
Shakespeare's most celebrated tragedy is given a pacy, gripping workout by Lodestar Theatre Company whose Liverpool Shakespeare Festival is now in its third year.
While everyone probably knows by now that the Minton floor has been unveiled at St George's Hall, they may not be aware of one of the other attractions there this week.
Upstairs in the small concert room, Lodestar Theatre Company is presenting Hamlet.
But downstairs in the courtroom there is also drama going on - in the shape of Gilbert & Sullivan's Trial by Jury.
Dance duo Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace are heading for Liverpool this weekend for the latest ball at St George's Hall.
The pair, who also performed at Southport International Jazz Festival in May, will be tripping the light fantastic in the grand hall to the RLPO - back (with Vasily Petrenko at the helm) for the first time since the Viennese Balls last year.



