GUIDE SPRING/SUMMER 2013

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CONTENTS 02 The Misanthrope04 Mark Thomas: Bravo Figaro!05 Roger McGough: As Far As I Know06 John Shuttleworth: Out Of Our Sheds07 Particle Velocity08 Ugly Duckling09 I Was A Rat!10 A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg12 Spot’s Birthday Party13 Blue Remembered Hills14 Rutherford & Son 15 Beautiful Thing16 Lionboy17 YEP18 The Kite Runner20 An Everyman for Everyone22 Everyone for the Everyman24 Twilight performances25 Theatre for everyone 26 We would like to thank27 Where we are / keep up to date28 Tickets and information29 Discounts, deals and how to book30 Diary

Please note: all information is correct at time of going to print.For the most up to date information please visit www.everymanplayhouse.com

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CONTENTS “Without these theatres and the great people involved, Liverpool would just not be Liverpool.”Audience feedback

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By Roger McGough

after MolièreDirected by Gemma Bodinetz

How to lose friends and infuriate people!

Disgusted with French society, where powdered fops gossip in code and be-jewelled coquettes whisper behind fans, poet Alceste embarks on a one-man crusade against fakery, frippery and forked tongues.

But could the woman he adores be the worst culprit of them all? And in this rarefied world will his revolution prove merely revolting…?

Following the huge success of Tartuffe and The Hypochondriac, The Misanthrope reunites the dream team of Molière, McGough and Bodinetz for this mockery of manners and morals set amid 17th century French aristocracy.

The Misanthrope will tour the UK with English Touring Theatre in Spring 2013.

Cast includes: Neil Caple, Simon Coates, George Potts and Colin Tierney

“Roger McGough’s brilliant adaptation… Gemma Bodinetz’s flawless production”The Independent on Tartuffe

“Guaranteed to lift your spirits and keep them high… The best tonic”The Mail on Sunday on The Hypochondriac

Directed by Gemma BodinetzDesigned by Michael TaylorLighting by Paul KeoganSound by Fergus O’HareMusic by Peter Coyte

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Wed 27 Feb at 5.30pm

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FRI 15 FEB TO SAT 9 MAR

Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and English Touring Theatre Present The Misanthrope

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www.markthomasinfo.co.uk @Markthomasinfo

Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd presents

MARK THOMAS:BRAVO FIGARO!

WED 30 JAN

Scotsman Fringe First Award 2012 WINNER

Glasgow Herald Angel Award 2012 WINNER

First commissioned by the Royal Opera house Bravo Figaro! is the true tale of a self-employed builder’s love of opera, degenerative illness and how to put opera on in a bungalow in Bournemouth.

Returning from 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival with two esteemed awards, Mark explores his complex relationship with his father. It is about love, death and the search for peace in an imperfect world... with some gags thrown in for luck and told by one of the finest storytellers in the country.

‘’A work of honest beauty’’ HHHHH The Herald

“Mark Thomas has exposed an unexpected theatricality” HHHH Sunday Times

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Followed by book signing.

www.rogermcgough.co.uk @McgoughRoger

ROGER MCGOUGH:AS FAR AS I KNOW

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Hilarious and surreal, he is a poet of many voices. Menace and melancholy there may be, but with plenty of McGough’s wit and wordplay too.

President of the Poetry Society Roger was awarded his O.B.E. for services to poetry in 1997 and more recently a C.B.E. His sparklingly witty ‘McGoughière’ adaptions of Molière comedies, Tartuffe and The Hypochondriac, have produced hugely successful UK tours. These will be followed by The Misanthrope, opening mid-February at the Playhouse. ‘The patron saint of poetry’Carol Ann Duffy

‘He is a true original and more than one generation would be much the poorer without him’The Times

‘Liverpool‘s own Poet Laureate’Liverpool Daily Post

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www.shuttleworths.co.uk@Johnshuttlewrth

“A National Institution... the 42nd Best Reason to Love Britain “ (Sunday Telegraph) is back on the road after a longish absence.

Following sold-out Everyman shows Beyond Our Kennel and The Minor Tour, ‘Sheffield’s finest comedy synthesizer and twaddle-talker’ makes a welcome visit to the Playhouse. This time he ventures beyond the garden gate to tread the mean streets of Britain. Which is better: city life or country living? Supermarket or village shop? Or is it better to sit in your shed and count the cobwebs?

“His stand up is second to none, his timing is impeccable and you can practically warm your hands on his good nature”The Guardian

“Wonderful, wacky, and weird”Radio Times

“Shines like a beacon of humanity” HHHH Evening Standard

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Richard Bucknell Management presents

JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH:OUT OF OUR SHEDS

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“Everyone should see this company”Dance Europe, December 2010

www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk@PhoenixLeeds

Following the success of 2012’s Crossing Points, Phoenix Dance Theatre return to the Playhouse with their latest exhilarating mixed programme.

Set to a specially commissioned score, Phoenix Artistic Director Sharon Watson’s latest work uses movement to unravel our genetic code, taking the audience on a volatile journey through the fascinating world of DNA.

Specialising in explosive, powerful dance, Douglas Thorpe’s newest piece for the company is a blistering duet that features his trademark raw, visceral choreography. Temujin by Jose Agudo is a ferocious solo inspired by the fearsome Mongol warlord Ghengis Kahn that fills the stage with physical dance.

Completing the bill is All Alight, celebrated choreographer Richard Alston’s first work for Phoenix. Featuring the full company, this elegant piece is danced to Ravel’s moving Sonata for Violin and Cello.

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PHOENIX DANCE THEATREPARTICLE VELOCITYWorks by Jose Agudo, Richard Alston, Douglas Thorpe and Sharon Watson

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www.northernballet.com@Northernballet

We are delighted to announce Ugly Duckling, Northern Ballet’s first production especially for children, coming to the Playhouse.

A poor duckling is lonely and fed-up, shunned by those around her who see her as too ugly to fit in. Follow the duckling on her journey as she overcomes her troubles and turns into a beautiful swan, beginning a happy new life.

Retelling the famous Hans Christian Anderson fairytale, Northern Ballet’s Ugly Duckling is the perfect opportunity to introduce your little ones to the magic of live ballet, music and theatre.

Choreographed by Northern Ballet dancers Dreda Blow and Sebastian Loe.

Ugly Duckling will last approximately 45 minutes.

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“One of the supreme literary dreamers and magicians of our time”The Guardian

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UK PREMIERE

“I Was A Rat!” insists a scruffy page boy who turns up one evening on the doorstep of old married couple Bob and Joan. But what is he now? A terrifying monster rampaging in the sewers? A money-spinning fairground freak? A champion wriggler and a downy card? Or just an ordinary boy, though a little ratty in his habits?

Philip Pullman’s glorious and gripping story is brought to life on the professional stage for the first time in the UK. Combining humour, fantasy, and adventure this moving and darkly comic tale slowly reveals its connection to one of the most famous fairy tales of all time.

Full of music, fantastic physical performances and unforgettable images I Was A Rat! will surprise, delight and move audiences of all ages.

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Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company, The New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich and Teatro Kismet (Bari, Italy) presentPhilip Pullman’s

I WAS A RAT!Adapted and directed by Teresa LudovicoEnglish version by David Watson

TUE 19 TOSAT 23 MAR

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A DAYIN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG

BY PETER NICHOLSDIRECTED BY STEPHEN UNWIN

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“If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry.”

Bri is a school teacher. His wife, Sheila, loves amateur dramatics. But their daughter Josephine is more than they bargained for and life is getting difficult…

This fast-paced black comedy blazes with the love and pain, the anger and strain of a young couple raising a disabled child. Highly theatrical, frequently heart wrenching and often very funny, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1967) is one of the great plays of the modern British theatre.

Peter Nichols is amongst Britain’s most successful playwrights. His many successes include The National Health (1969), Privates on Parade (1977), Born in the Gardens (1970) and Passion Play (1981).

“An unmistakably great play”The Daily Telegraph

FRI 5 APR TO SAT 27 APR

Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and Rose Theatre, Kingston present A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

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“The fun is very infectious”Richmond and Twickenham Times

www.funwithspot.com

It’s Spot’s Birthday, it’s party time – and you’re invited!

It’s the Birthday of everyone’s favourite puppy! All Spot’s friends will be here; Steve the Monkey, Helen the Hippo and Tom the Crocodile plus Spot’s mum and dad, Sally and Sam.

Special guest Marco the Rabbit Magician will be there too, ensuring there’s never a dull moment.Join in the fun – music and songs, games and stories – with theatrical magic to capture everyone’s imagination.

David Wood, the UK’s premier children’s playwright (The BFG, The Tiger Who Came To Tea) has taken Eric Hill’s characters and woven them into a bright and colourful, musical entertainment. A perfect introduction to theatre for young children.

Come dressed for a party and make a birthday card for Spot.

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PW Productions and Nick Brooke Ltd. present, in association with Haddock Productions

SPOT’S BIRTHDAY PARTY Adapted and directed by David WoodBased on the books by Eric Hill

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Wed 15 May at 5.30pm

www.northernstage.co.uk@Northernstage

Into my heart an air that killsFrom yon far country blows:What are those blue remembered hills,What spires, what farms are those?AE Housman

The story of seven children one wartime summer, whose hilarious games, complex friendships and moral dilemmas lead them headlong into sudden and unexpected tragedy.

Dennis Potter’s charming and profound play captures his expansive humanity, his wicked humour and his fierce intolerance of ordinary cruelty.

Almost twenty years after his early death, Dennis Potter speaks to our fractious, changing world with a simple but powerful rhetoric about personal responsibility. He takes us to a world of dappled sunshine and long, playful afternoons to remind us that no-one is ever truly innocent.

Moving, funny and unforgettable.

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Northern Stage presentsDennis Potter’s

BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS

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“One of the nation’s most acclaimed and fiercely intelligent directors”BBC NewsBy arrangement with Samuel French Ltd

www.northern-broadsides.co.uk@NBroadsides

Your father is a control freak.The family business is a millstone round your neck.Home feels like a prison.And yet you have dreams...

John Rutherford is a tyrannical patriarch, blind to the hopes and feelings of his family. The success of the family-owned glassworks, Rutherford & Son, takes precedence over everything… even happiness.

This powerful drama is an unflinching portrayal of an Edwardian family on the brink of collapse. Ranked by the National Theatre as one of the Top One Hundred Plays of the Century, there are few dramas as deeply human, uncompromising and immediately rewarding as this.

Northern Broadsides, brings its trademark gritty, no nonsense performance style to this play, directed by Sir Jonathan Miller with Barrie Rutter as John Rutherford.

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RUTHERFORD & SONBy Githa SowerbyEdited by Blake MorrisonDirected by Sir Jonathan Miller

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Twenty years ago Liverpool’s Jonathan Harvey wrote Beautiful Thing, aged just 24. It went on to become a West End hit and a cult film. Celebrating its anniversary year, and direct from the West End, this award-winning play comes to the Liverpool Playhouse for one week only.

Beautiful Thing is a glorious urbanlove story between two youngmen coming to grips with theirsexuality and the effect it has onthe people in their lives.

“The theatrical equivalent of a whoop of joy, or doing 110 on the motorway with the radio blasting”The Guardian

This uplifting and heart-warmingnew production is directed byNikolai Foster (Kes) and starsSuranne Jones as Sandra.

Jonathan Harvey is a regularwriter on Coronation Street, andwrote the hit TV series Gimme,Gimme, Gimme. His plays include Canary and Corrie!

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BEAUTIFUL THINGDirected by Nikolai FosterDesigned by Colin RichmondStarring Suranne Jones

TUE 28 MAY TOSAT 1 JUN

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Suranne Jones is most recognised for her roles as Karen in Coronation Street and DC Rachel Bailey in Scott & Bailey. Her stage credits include Top Girls, Blythe Spirit and A Few Good Men.

#BeautThingwww.BeautThing.com

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www.complicite.org@Complicite

Charlie Ashanti is eleven years old. He’s a perfectly normal boy, except for one thing: he can speak to cats.

When Charlie’s parents are kidnapped, he sets off on a rescue mission – with a little help from a floating circus and its pride of performing lions.

Founded in 1983, Complicite hastoured the world and won more than 50 major theatre awards.Lionboy is the company’s first show for young people and families, inspired by Zizou Corder’s bestselling trilogy of novels.

“Since 1983… Complicite has been helping us make sense of the world, making us laugh and weep and making us see things we would otherwise have missed... It is the reason I go to the theatre”Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

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A Complicite co-production with Bristol Old Vic, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, Oxford Playhouse and Warwick Arts Centre

LIONBOYAdapted from the books by Zizou CorderDirected by Annabel Arden

TUE 4 TOSAT 8 JUN

In 2012 YEP was born. The talent of our Young Actors blazed through the city in a season of productions (Intimate, You Are Being Watched, Excuse Me, Illyria), our Young Technicians lit up the skyline (De:Light), our Young Writers created new plays and the Young Comms began to spread the word of YEP.

In 2013 they join together for Papertown, an ambitious collaboration with LIPA Design and Stage Management students, at Camp & Furnace on 5 to 7 Mar at 6pm and 8pm.

Further information and tickets will be available from the Box Office and our website in early January 2013.

YEP offers 11 to 25 year olds:→ £5 tickets to see shows→ Regular info on activities

for young people→ Opportunities to work on

projects as a Young Actor, Writer, Technician, Programmer, Communicator or Director

→ The chance to help shape the future of the theatres

→ Guidance on careers in theatre→ A chance to meet new

people and try new things

YOUNG EVERYMAN PLAYHOUSE

To find out more, visit www.everymanplayhouse.com/YEP or email YEP@everymanplayhouse.com

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T H E K I T E R U N N E R

Adapted by Matthew Spangler Based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini

Directed by Giles Croft

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“For you, a thousand times over.”

Kabul. Two motherless boys learn to crawl, walk and kite-fight side by side. But neither Hassan nor Amir can foresee a terrible incident that will rip their lives apart.

This epic production spans lives lived across cultures and continents, and one man’s long search for redemption.

Based on Khaled Hosseini’s international bestselling novel and film, this haunting tale of friendship leaves a lasting impression on anyone it touches.

“A devastating, masterful and painfully honest story”The Daily Telegraph on the book

“Simultaneously devastating and inspiring”The Guardian on the book

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Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company present The Kite Runner

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A E U R O P E A N P R E M I E R E

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On Hope Street, we are hard at work creating a beautiful new incarnation of the Everyman. The new building will feature the Everyman’s trademark three-sided theatre and basement Bistro, with many new features such as a pavement café; a special space for young people and community groups; a work-space for writers, a rehearsal room and workshops. It will be very accessible, kind to the planet, and more welcoming to more people than it could ever be before.

If you’ve visited Hope Street recently, you’ll know that the new Everyman is rising rapidly above the building site hoardings. Inside, our construction teams are hard at work laying bricks, installing cables, and otherwise putting the flesh on the new Everyman’s sturdy bones.

An EVERyMAN FOR EVERYONE

Building Progress

The building view from Arrad Street

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Keep Up!

Portrait WallThe front of the new theatre will feature 105 shutters, featuring full-size portraits of 105 people of Liverpool. Over several months, we photographed hundreds of people, ranging from young children to theatre-going veterans, jugglers, cricketers, expectant mothers and whole families from all walks of life. The finished Portrait Wall will express the fact that this will truly be an Everyman for Everyone.

Our website features a live video webcam watching the building site 24 hours a day; regular news, blogs and updates; design plans, photos and videos.

Do check in regularly at www.everymanplayhouse.com, or sign up for regular updates by emailing ev4everyone@everymanplayhouse.com

From the top of the crane November 2012

Architect Steve Tompkins choosing the portraits

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“The Everyman provided me and many others with the courage to follow our dreams and pursue a career in the theatre. Now it can do the same for a whole new generation and act as a creative heart in the city.”

DAVID MORRISSEY

We have now raised over 98% of the funding for the new theatre, bringing over £25m of investment into the city from Arts Council Lottery Funds, the European Regional Development Fund and from trusts and foundations.

Now we need your help to close the final funding gap. We are appealing to everyone who loves the Everyman to help in whatever way you can to make the new Everyman, and everything that happens inside it, the best it can be.

Importantly, this appeal is not only for the building: it will make it possible to establish a Talent Fund which we will invest in new plays and new talent in the coming years. Many people have already responded to this appeal, joining us on the journey and becoming an integral part of the Everyman’s future. We would like to say ‘thank you’ to each and every one of them and invite others to come aboard.

Together we can create a new world of possibility for brave and brilliant theatre in Liverpool.

Everyone for the Everyman

The New Everyman is supported by:

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Name a seat

Everyone for the Everyman

At the heart of the Everyman will be the 400-seat wraparound auditorium, providing the intimate yet epic environment that has become this theatre’s trademark.

The new seats have been specially designed for the Everyman. Replacing the cinema seats and hard benches of old, every one of the seats in the new theatre will offer the same level of comfort and will be covered in a rich velvet to give the theatre a warm and welcoming glow.

We are offering a chance to Name A Seat in the new theatre, in return for a donation of £500 or above, which can be paid in installments or as a single gift.

Your seat dedication could be a gift for someone special, a memorial for a loved one or to celebrate your own relationship with the Everyman. You will also be among the first to step inside the new theatre and have priority booking for the opening season.

For details of how to get involved, to see what others have done to raise funds

or to name a seatCall: 0151 706 9115

Visit: www.everymanplayhouse.com/ev4evEmail: donate@everymanplayhouse.com

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When this symbol appears in the diary it means it is a twilight performance

Twilight Performances

The MisanthropeWed 27 Feb at 5.30pm A Day in the Death of Joe EggWed 17 Apr at 5.30pm

Blue Remembered HillsWed 15 May at 5.30pm

Rutherford & SonWed 22 May at 5.30pm

The Kite RunnerWed 26 Jun at 5.30pm

Twilight performances are priced as matinées and are followed byAfterwords.

Come to a twilight performance and be home early on a school night!

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Afterwords Post-show discussions which take place on stage following a performance. Free with a theatre ticket.

Page To Stage Masterclasses Discover how a scene ofthe play is staged and gainan understanding of how theproduction was created and of thethemes involved. Masterclassestake place in the auditorium beforea matinée performance. £2 with atheatre ticket. Booking advised.

Family Friendly We’re part of a Merseyside-wide scheme which brings together activities and events for families (from toddlers to grandparents) into one easy to use website and regular e-newsletter. Where you see the FF logo, the show is suitable for all ages. www.familyfriendlymerseyside.org.uk.

Theatre for Everyone

Accessible Performances Audio description is available at selected performances.Audio Description is a liveverbal commentary givinginformation on the visual elementsof a production as it unfolds. It’sgreat for anyone who sometimesfinds it difficult to see the detailsof a performance; you don’t haveto be blind to make use of audiodescription. A description of thesetting, costumes and a full touchtour of the set are also availablebefore the performance starts.Audio brochure, Braille and LargePrint format guides are availablefrom the Box Office on request.

Captioning is available at selected performances. The words appear on a screen in the same way as television subtitling. Captioning is a great way for anyone who sometimes finds it difficult to hear the actorsspeaking to still enjoy coming tothe theatre.

Look out for the following symbols on show pages and in the diary at the back.

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We Would Like to Thank Our funders Our sponsors

Business membersBenson Signs, Bruntwood, Downtown Liverpool in Business, Duncan Sheard Glass, DWF LLP, EEF North West, Essar Oil (UK) Ltd, Fisher Audio Visual, Hope Street Hotel, Hotel Indigo, Lindsays Solicitors, Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, Mando Group, Matthew Clark, Mazars LLP, Quality Solicitors Jackson & Canter, Synergy, Tri Star, Uniform, Victor Huglin Carpets, Wrightsure Insurance Group.

SupportersRiverside Housing Association, Liverpool Housing Trust, Liverpool East Neighbourhood Management Services, Plus Dane Group, South Central Neighbourhood Management Services, Arena Housing, Unity Trust, Cobalt Housing, Alt Valley Neighbourhood Management Services, Pinnacle, Liverpool Mutual Homes, Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund, Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust, Fenton Arts Trust, John Lewis Liverpool, Peggy Ramsay Foundation, Pilkington Charities Fund, The Ernest Cook Trust, The Leverhulme Trust.

Malcolm and Roger Frood in memory of Graham and Joan Frood, Dorothy Smelly,

Everyone for the EverymanThank you to everyone who has supported the new Everyman. Everyone who supports the appeal is listed on our website and donors of £500 or more will also have an opportunity to name a seat in the new theatre. To find out more please call 0151 706 9124, email donate@everymanplayhouse.com or visit www.everymanplayhouse.com.

Design and Art Direction by Uniform www.uniform.net Printed by SynergyLiverpool and Merseyside TheatresCompany Registration Number: 3802476 Registered Charity Number: 1081229 VAT Number: 32 502368

Thanks to Liverpool City Council for its financial support

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Where We AreThe Playhouse is on Williamson Square. We recommend the following car park:

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St Johns Car Park; £2 after 5pm with your theatre ticket, pay at car park booth on exit.Please note the car park closes at midnight.

The latest travel advice is available from the Box Office and also on our website.

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Tickets and InformationThe MisanthropeA Day in the Death of Joe EggBlue Remembered HillsRutherford & SonBeautiful ThingThe Kite Runner Previews: £12Mon-Thu Eve: £10, £13, £16, £18Fri-Sat Eve: £14, £18, £21, £23Midweek Mat: £10, £13, £16Weekend Mat: £10, £15, £18, £20

Mark ThomasRoger McGoughJohn Shuttleworth£12, £14, £16, £18

Phoenix Dance Theatre£10, £12, £14, £16

Ugly Duckling£8

Spot’s Birthday PartyWeekday: £12Weekend: £14

I Was A Rat!LionboyPreviews: £12Mon-Thu Eve: £10, £13, £16, £18Fri-Sat Eve: £12.50, £16, £18, £20Midweek Mat: £10, £12, £15Weekend Mat: £10, £13, £16, £18

We do not charge booking fees.

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The more you see,the more you save!

Buy a full price ticket for a production this season and receive 10% off your 2nd choice of production and 20% off your 3rd and subsequent productions.(Offer valid on full price tickets.)

SEASONSAVER

The prices listed are for full price tickets; children’s and other discounts are available as detailed on the page opposite.

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Discounts, Deals, How to BookDiscountsAvailable at certain performances for: over 60s, education groups, children 16 and under, unwaged persons (in receipt of Jobseekers’ Allowance), disabled, students, under 26s, Equity, BECTU, Musicians Union and Writers Guild members.

Standby tickets Students, under 26s and unwaged persons (in receipt of a Jobseekers’ Allowance), turn up on the day of a performances and if there are seats available then pay £6 for a ticket (subject to availability, ID is required.)

Terms and Conditions: Only one discount is available per ticket, and restrictions on discounts may exist in certain seating areas or at particular performances eg. previews and weekend evenings. All discounts are subject to availability and proof of eligibility may be required. Please ask at box office for full details.

Meal Deals and Hotel StaysIf you want to eat before or after a performance, or want to stay overnight, then please ask our Sales Team for the latest deals.

Group Booking and DiscountsCall 0151 708 3733 or email groups@everymanplayhouse.com to take advantage of flexible booking times and generous group discounts. How to BookIn person: The Playhouse Box Office is open Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm and until 7.45pm on performance nights.

By telephone: Booking on 0151 709 4776 is available Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm.

Online: www.everymanplayhouse.com 24 hours a day for secure online booking. Now free and you can select your seats and see the view from your seat.

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JanuaryWed 30 Jan Mark Thomas 7.30pm

FebruaryFri 1 Feb Roger McGough 7.30pmSat 2 Feb John Shuttleworth 7.30pm

Fri 15 Feb The Misanthrope 7.30pm Sat 16 Feb The Misanthrope 7.30pm

Mon 18 Feb The Misanthrope 7.30pm Tue 19 Feb The Misanthrope 7.30pm Wed 20 Feb The Misanthrope 7.30pmThu 21 Feb The Misanthrope 1.30pm, 7.30pm Fri 22 Feb The Misanthrope 7.30pmSat 23 Feb The Misanthrope 2pm, 7.30pm

Mon 25 Feb The Misanthrope 7.30pmTue 26 Feb The Misanthrope 7.30pmWed 27 Feb The Misanthrope 5.30pmThu 28 Feb The Misanthrope 1.30pm, 7.30pm (both)

March Fri 1 Mar The Misanthrope 7.30pmSat 2 Mar The Misanthrope 2pm, 7.30pm

Mon 4 Mar The Misanthrope 7.30pmTue 5 Mar The Misanthrope 7.30pmWed 6 Mar The Misanthrope 7.30pmThu 7 Mar The Misanthrope 1.30pm, 7.30pm Fri 8 Mar The Misanthrope 7.30pm Sat 9 Mar The Misanthrope 2pm, 7.30pm (mat)

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March Tue 12 Mar Phoenix Dance Theatre 7.30pmWed 13 Mar Phoenix Dance Theatre 7.30pmFri 15 Mar Ugly Duckling 11.30am, 1.30pm, 5pm

Tue 19 Mar I Was A Rat! 7pm Wed 20 Mar I Was A Rat! 7pmThu 21 Mar I Was A Rat! 1.30pm, 7pm Fri 22 Mar I Was A Rat! 7pmSat 23 Mar I Was A Rat! 2pm, 7pm AprilFri 5 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 7.30pm Sat 6 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 7.30pm

Mon 8 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 7.30pm Tue 9 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 7.30pm Wed 10 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 7.30pm Thu 11 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 7.30pm Fri 12 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 7.30pm Sat 13 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 2pm, 7.30pm

Mon 15 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 7.30pm Tue 16 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 7.30pm Wed 17 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 5.30pm Thu 18 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 1.30pm, 7.30pm (eve)Fri 19 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 7.30pm Sat 20 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 2pm, 7.30pm Mon 22 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 7.30pm Tue 23 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 7.30pm Wed 24 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 7.30pm

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AprilThu 25 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 1.30pm, 7.30pm Fri 26 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 7.30pm Sat 27 Apr A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 2pm, 7.30pm (mat) May Thu 9 May Spot’s Birthday Party 1.30pm Fri 10 May Spot’s Birthday Party 10.30am, 1.30pm Sat 11 May Spot’s Birthday Party 10.30am, 1.30pm, 4.30pm

Tue 14 May Blue Remembered Hills 7.30pm Wed 15 May Blue Remembered Hills 5.30pm Thu 16 May Blue Remembered Hills 1.30pm, 7.30pm Fri 17 May Blue Remembered Hills 7.30pm Sat 18 May Blue Remembered Hills 2pm, 7.30pm

Tue 21 May Rutherford & Son 7.30pm Wed 22 May Rutherford & Son 5.30pm Thu 23 May Rutherford & Son 1.30pm, 7.30pm Fri 24 May Rutherford & Son 7.30pm Sat 25 May Rutherford & Son 2pm, 7.30pm

Tue 28 May Beautiful Thing 7.30pm Wed 29 May Beautiful Thing 7.30pm Thu 30 May Beautiful Thing 1.30pm, 7.30pm Fri 31 May Beautiful Thing 7.30pm June Sat 1 Jun Beautiful Thing 2pm, 7.30pm Tue 4 Jun Lionboy 7pm Wed 5 Jun Lionboy 7pm Thu 6 Jun Lionboy 1.30pm, 7pm Fri 7 Jun Lionboy 7pm Sat 8 Jun Lionboy 2pm, 7pm

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June Thu 13 Jun The Kite Runner 7.30pm Fri 14 Jun The Kite Runner 7.30pm Sat 15 Jun The Kite Runner 7.30pm

Mon 17 Jun The Kite Runner 7.30pm Tue 18 Jun The Kite Runner 7.30pm Wed 19 Jun The Kite Runner 7.30pm Thu 20 Jun The Kite Runner 1.30pm, 7.30pm (eve) Fri 21 Jun The Kite Runner 7.30pm Sat 22 Jun The Kite Runner 2pm, 7.30pm

Mon 24 Jun The Kite Runner 7.30pmTue 25 Jun The Kite Runner 7.30pmWed 26 Jun The Kite Runner 5.30pm Thu 27 Jun The Kite Runner 1.30pm, 7.30pm Fri 28 Jun The Kite Runner 7.30pmSat 29 Jun The Kite Runner 2pm, 7.30pm JulyMon 1 Jul The Kite Runner 7.30pmTue 2 Jul The Kite Runner 7.30pmWed 3 Jul The Kite Runner 7.30pmThu 4 Jul The Kite Runner 1.30pm, 7.30pm Fri 5 Jul The Kite Runner 7.30pmSat 6 Jul The Kite Runner 2pm, 7.30pm (mat)

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Age Recommendations This refers to the minimum age and is assessed according to complexity, issues, and in some instances, strength of language. Please ask the Box Office for details.

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