Liverpool Philharmonic Hall April - September 2010 Season Brochure

April – September 2010

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Music Film Comedy

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On behalf of Liverpool City Council, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic are taking the lead role in co-ordinating the city’s bid to become a UNESCO City of Music in 2010.

Contents Contemporary Music Pages 01– 11 Fresh Presents Pages 12 – 14 After 8 Pages 16 – 19 Family, Variety, Learning & Events Pages 21 – 25 Classical Music Page 26 – 32 Summer Pops at the Phil Pages 32 – 34 Film at the Phil 35 – 36 Comedy 37 – 38 Venue Information 39 – 41 Diary Inside back cover

Please note, programme is correct at time of print.

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CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Contemporary Music Pages 01– 11

Jerry Dammers’ Spatial AKA Orchestra Thursday 1 April 7.30pm £17, £22 ‘Triumphant, glorious, exhilarating’ Uncut ‘One of the best things I have seen and heard’ Mr Scruff DJ

A unique chance to see Jerry Dammers and friends in concert. The founder of The Specials and 2 Tone records, writer of Ghost Town and Free Nelson Mandela, started his 18 piece orchestra as a ‘tribute band’ to space jazz maverick Sun Ra. Dammers has now expanded the repertoire from spiritual reggae, to Alice Coltrane’s eastern mysticism, deep jazzy ska to versions of Dammers’ own songs.

Some of the country’s best jazz musicians including Zoe Rahman, Jason Yarde and Denys Baptiste perform, with occasional vocalists, inside Dammers’ rhythmic setting, which draws on funk, reggae, rock, hip hop, jungle and dubstep. The orchestra has received rave reviews from both jazz and rock/pop critics.

This vivid visual and theatrical event was placed highly in the ten ‘What to see in 2010’ recommended by The Guardian’s pop and jazz critics.

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Ultravox Return to Eden part 2 Plus special guests Wednesday 7 April 7.30pm £29.50, £32.50, £37.50

Björn Again Here We Go Again 2010 Friday 16 April 7.30pm £17.50, £22.50

Joan Armatrading Saturday 17 April 7.30pm £29.12, £34.23

On the eve of their first European Tour in 25 years and due to phenomenal public demand, Ultravox featuring Midge Ure, Chris Cross, Warren Cann and Billy Currie, will perform at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall in one of only six UK shows. Fans can look forward to the band performing material from all their albums, including Vienna, Rage in Eden, Quartet and much more.

One Aussie bloke presents four pretend Swedes and a night out you won't forget. Join in all the fun with Rod Stephen’s production. Here we go again (for another 20 years) featuring ABBA’s greatest hits and songs from Mamma Mia. With the best soundtrack imaginable this is a great party night out.

Three times Grammy-nominated Armatrading is the first female UK artist to have debuted at number 1 in the Billboard Blues charts.

She is also the first female UK artist to be nominated for a Grammy in the blues category.

Armatrading is one of Britain’s best female artists who has stood the test of time with songs like Love And Affection, Willow, Drop The Pilot and Lovers Speak.

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Direct from the USA...

The Reach Out Tour

Magic Of Motown Friday 23 April 8pm £21, £26

Live on stage it’s the music of The Temptations, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, Martha Reeves, Isley Brothers and scores more.

The best live Motown tribute concert show boasts: a superbly-choreographed cast, 36 million-selling hits, dozens of dazzling costume changes, that authentic Detroit sound and all the favourites: Stop in the Name of Love; Get Ready; I Want You Back; I Heard it Through the Grapevine; Signed, Sealed, Delivered; I Can’t Help Myself and more.

Paul Brady Saturday 24 April 7.30pm £23, £28

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The Irish singer/songwriter who replaced Christy Moore in the seminal folk act Planxty has forged a highly successful solo career. His debut solo release won critical acclaim and was awarded the Melody Maker Folk Album of the Year. Straddling folk and pop his songs have been recorded by international artists including Carlos Santana, Tina Turner, Cliff Richard, Cher, Art Garfunkel, Joe Cocker and Richard Thompson and, closer to Ireland, Ronan Keating, Joe Dolan, Dickie Rock, Maura O'Connell, Liam Clancy, Cara Dillon and Mary Black. Brady is known as a dynamic and passionate live performer and for this show, backed by his fantastic band, he will be celebrating the release of Hooba Dooba his eagerly awaited collection of new songs as well as revisiting some old favourites.

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Rokia Traoré plus Sweet Billy Pilgrim Wednesday 28 April 7.30pm £16.50, £21.50 ‘Arguably the most exciting, most thrilling live African music show around’ Time Out

Liverpool Sound City Official Launch

Gil Scott-Heron Plus support John Head Thursday 29 April 8.30pm £23.50, £28.50

Rokia Traoré takes African music places nobody knew it could go, using rock, jazz and classical as a springboard to adapt and update traditional Malian sounds. The Sunday Times described her 2008 album, Tchamantché as a ‘beguiling journey across borders’ and named it among the best of the year. Sweet Billy Pilgrim recorded their second album, Twice Born Men, in a shed.

Nominated for the Mercury Prize, the result was, according to Uncut, ‘the best album of its kind since Elbow’s The Seldom Seen Kid’.

In 1971 Gil Scott-Heron laid out the blueprint for the whole rap genre with The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, and now, as vital as ever, he returns to huge critical acclaim with his new album I'm New Here described by the NME as ‘Copper-bottomed genius...similar in delivery and intensity to Johnny Cash’s The Man Comes Around’. One of the most important figures in 20th-century music, his thoughtful, provocative and still rebellious voice is something to be heard. John Head is the founder and lead guitarist of cult Liverpool indie band Shack.

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Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings Monday 3 May 7.30pm £25, £30 Stay at Hope Street Hotel 2 person package £170

Glen Campbell Greatest Hits & More Sunday 9 May 7.30pm £28.50, £34.50, £37.50, £42.50

John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension Monday 10 May 7.30pm £20, £29.50, £34.50, £39.50 ‘One of the few Europeans to divert the course of jazz history’ The Guardian

Rock ‘n’ roll icon, author and former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman has seen it all and continues to live life to the full. His latest musical rebirth as the driving force behind the fabulous Rhythm Kings sees him return to his musical roots. This set of virtuoso musicians superbly bring back to life the kind of classic rhythm and blues that first inspired Wyman to pick up the guitar as a teenager. A show imbued with absolute quality.

In an incredible music career that spans more than five decades, Glen Campbell has achieved chart topping, platinum selling pop and country success singing everyday tales of life, love, work and heartache. He'll perform all the classic hits such as By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman, Galveston, Rhinestone Cowboy and much more.

One of fusion's most skilful guitar soloists, John McLaughlin has worked with the likes of Georgie Fame and Ginger Baker, was in the groundbreaking fusion band Lifetime, and featured with Miles Davis on landmark recordings like In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew. The electric guitar trailblazer has worked with Clapton, Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Carlos Santana, Buddy Miles, Billy Cobham, Paco De Lucia, Al Dimeola and many more. For this show he is joined by his exceptional band The 4th Dimension featuring Mbappé on bass, Gary Husband on keyboards and Mark Mondesir on the drums.

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Cullum comes to Liverpool on his first full UK tour since 2006. The show coincides with the release of The Pursuit, his fifth album and first new solo record in four years and the hit single I'm All Over It.

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Saturday 15 May 8pm £27.50, £32.50, £37.50

Liverpool Sound City

Paloma Faith Wednesday 19 May 7.30pm £16, £22

Ray Davies with Band Plus support Monday 24 May 7.30pm £35.50, £40.50

Solid Silver 60s Show 25th Anniversary Special Sunday 30 May 7.30pm £21.50, £23.50, £28.50

The American singer, songwriter and guitarist whose 1971 hit album American Pie spawned the number one singles: American Pie and Vincent.

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With a piercing voice singing blues-infused feel-good songs Faith is easily compared to the likes of Amy Winehouse and Duffy. More astute comparisons include Björk meets Róisín Murphy while possessed by the ghost of Billie Holiday.

Her debut album Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful? was released to mass acclaim late last year and features Top 20 singles New York and Stone Cold Sober.

One of rock’n’roll’s most successful and influential songwriters is in fantastic form.

Last year’s The Kinks Choral Collection was his highest charting new album since Face to Face in 1966. 2010 sees deluxe editions of some of The Kinks best recordings due for release and a new movie about him and the band in the works.

The UK’s original and premier 60s show is back celebrating 25 years! Catch the unforgettable talents of Dave Berry The Crying Game and Little Things, Mike Pender Sweets for My Sweet and Needles & Pins, Brian Poole Twist and Shout and Do You Love Me, Peter Sarstedt Where Do You Go To My Lovely and Frozen Orange Juice all backed by Vanity Fare with The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Troggs.

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Samantha Fox & Band The Touch Me Again Tour Plus support Wednesday 2 June 8pm £28, £33

Elvis Costello Monday 28 June 7.30pm £35, £40

After her recent appearance in I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, Britain’s favourite glamour model, her live band and gorgeous dancers bring you this show featuring 80s classics, recent releases and some extra special surprises! Her Greatest Hits DVD and a 12” Collection are out later this year and Fox has recorded a duet (a cover of Call Me) with that other 80s icon, Sabrina Salerno (Boys, Boys, Boys), which will be released worldwide.

Bursting onto the scene in 1977 amid the new wave explosion, Costello’s career has come a long way since his punk days. He is a giant of musical eclecticism and a distinguished lyricist.

Over an astonishing career he has written some of the most memorable songs and fiercely literate lyrics of all time. He is simply one of the most influential and best songwriters of a generation.

Robert Cray Band Friday 2 July 7.30pm £29.12, £34.23, £39.34 Stay at Hope Street Hotel 2 person package £180

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Cray has won five Grammys and been nominated for 11 more. His virtuosity has led to collaborations with Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry and Bonnie Raitt. The new album This Time arrives at a vital juncture in the musician’s career, marked by creative renewal and a key reunion with an old performing partner, bassist Richard Cousins. Cray and his band are sounding superb.

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Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival

Mohamed Mounir Friday 9 July 7.30pm £17.50, £22.50

Mounir is an iconic Egyptian singer and film star.

His pop-oriented music has its roots in traditional Nubian music, from south Egypt and Sudan, and African reggae. He is widely considered a living legend in Egypt and regularly performs to crowds of tens of thousands at outdoor venues in Cairo.

He is known as ‘The King’.

In his 30-year career Mounir has influenced generations with his music, fashion, film and politics and has become synonymous with liberal thought, hope and a desire for reform. In January this year he starred with members of Radiohead, Pink Floyd, The Police and Elbow in a concert campaigning for renewed diplomatic action in Sudan.

This is an extremely rare UK show and a fantastic opportunity to revel in the excitement and drama of ‘The King’ live.

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Monday 12 July 8pm £39, £46, £55, £60

Described by his friend Frank Sinatra as ‘the best singer in the business’ Bennett tours his hits such as I Left My Heart in San Francisco and Rags To Riches. His 60 year career has seen him connect with audiences of all ages. Whether through Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged or 2006’s Duets (his triple-platinum album featuring McCartney, Sting and Bono), his classic style, timelessness and refusal to compromise wins him new fans every day.

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Tony Bennett Live In Concert

Liverpool Summer Pops 2010

Bob Harris Friday 16 July 7.30pm £27.50, £32.50

Bob Harris curates the first weekend of Liverpool Summer Pops celebrating Americana, Roots and Country music. He compares an evening of conversation and music with some of his favourite artists. As we go to press Bob is lining up his ideal evening of musical delights, visit liverpoolphil.com for the full details which will be finalised very shortly.

International Beatle Week

Regarded as one of the finest 60s tribute acts in the country, The Overtures dynamically recreate the sounds of The Beatles, Stones, Kinks, The Who, The Byrds and many more all accompanied by a fantastic multi-media show billed as ‘The Bootleg ’60s Show’.

The Overtures Friday 27 August 8pm £20, £30

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International Beatle Week

The Bootleg Beatles Saturday 28 August 8pm £20, £30

International Beatle Week

Mark McGann John Lennon: In My Life Sunday 29 August 8pm £20, £30

International Beatle Week

The Beatles Variety Show Monday 30 August 7.30pm £20, £30

Thursday 16 September 8pm £37.50, 42.50

Catch the extraordinary Mark McGann in his amazing portrayal of John Lennon. After the show’s overwhelming success last year McGann dons the famous round specs and revisits the award-winning role that launched his successful career as an actor and musician in the early 80s.

The finale to Beatle Week promises to be fantastic. Spanning the whole spectrum of their career, special guests include Barry Wom and Ron Nasty from The Rutles, (aka Neil Innes and John Halsey), and Denny Laine performing a Wings set, Apple recording star Joey Molland plays his Badfinger hits and one of the world’s best Beatle bands round the night off with a bang!

Having generated over 55 million sales throughout the world Justin Hayward, John Lodge and Graeme Edge carry on their magical musical legacy. The creators of classic symphonic rock anthems like Nights In White Satin, they are a band with an enviable repertoire and reputation, The Moody Blues remain one of the top-grossing album and touring bands in existence.

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The Moody Blues

Re-live the sights and sounds of 60s Liverpool with the world’s premier Beatles band, The Bootleg Beatles. Their show, using film footage and featuring all the classic Beatles hits has made the band famous in their own right across the globe.

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Kate Rusby Thursday 23 September 7.30pm £20.50, £25.50 (under 16s £15) ‘Folk music doesn’t get any cooler than Kate Rusby ’ Q magazine Stay at Hope Street Hotel 2 person package £160

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The defining voice of contemporary English folk music, Kate Rusby’s exquisite interpretations of traditional songs and finely wrought self-penned tunes have won her an audience that reaches beyond the genre. A rare achievement for a folk artist but entirely understandable given Rusby’s expressive vocals that invest whatever she sings with irresistible emotional depth. On stage Rusby delivers every time. Her bands always amaze, while her between-song stories and introductions are cut through with a hugely engaging Yorkshire wit. She is an artist to be cherished by all lovers of good music.

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Fresh is back!

Initially three days and 21 experimental gigs back in 2008, the Phil’s Fresh Festival featured the likes of Polar Bear, The Bays, Tom Cawley, Zoe Rahman and Cortina Deluxx.

Now Fresh returns to present a unique roster of contemporary, experimental musicians from a new generation of young leftfield jazzers and eclectic improvisers. Popping up throughout the year with great new music unlike anyone else’s, look out for our Fresh events.

‘for sheer audacity in mounting this ambitious venture, which earned a standing ovation, Fresh festival deserves huge praise’.

The Guardian

FRESH PRESENTS

Trio VD Saturday 24 April 8.30pm Rodewald Suite £10

‘Earth-shattering, taking a sledgehammer to preconceived limitations of jazz’ Time Out

Chris Sharkey (electric guitar), Christophe de Bezenac (alto sax) and Chris Bussey (drums) released their debut album Fill It Up With Ghosts last year. It was voted Mojo Magazine’s Best Jazz Album 2009. They also won a BBC Introducing Award, and gave a blistering performance at the London Jazz Festival, which has all resulted in the band becoming one of the hottest jazz tickets in Europe.

Neil Cowley Trio Friday 7 May 8.30pm Rodewald Suite £12 Cowley spent four years with the Brand New Heavies, and has recorded and toured with Gabrielle, The Pasadenas and Zero 7. The trio's debut, Displaced, presented Cowley as a dazzling pianist and stunning composer. They have swiftly become known for their (now trademark) energetic and forceful melodies, catchy hooks, soulful moments and thrilling climaxes. Displaced scooped Best Album at the 2007 BBC Jazz Awards and the follow up Loud.. Louder... Stop! is among Mojo’s 50 best albums of the year and the Sunday Times Jazz album of the year.

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Erik Truffaz & Sly Johnson: Paris Project Featuring Philippe Garcia Friday 4 June 8.30pm £15

‘Sparks flew when Johnson went toe-to-toe with Garcia on some intense drum exchanges, ...Sly perfectly emulating the kit with just his voice and a handheld mic.

Amazing!’Jazz Times

Fusion and pop-jazz trumpeter Erik Truffaz meets the vocal acrobatics of human beatboxer Sly Johnson. Truffaz is a major force on the European improvisational scene. Signed to Blue Note Records, he is seen as a pioneer for his dynamic hip hop and dubstep influenced electro-acoustic sound. The trumpeter has been likened to Miles Davis, though Rolling Stone magazine says, ‘Truffaz plays less like Miles than a jazz-rock [Brian] Eno, making rapturous atmospheres from a minimum of notes.’

He is joined by the incredible Sly Johnson also known as The Mic Buddah and The Beatboxologist and powerhouse Philippe Garcia on drums.

Sarah Gillespie Thursday 10 June 8.30pm £12 Described by Rock’n’Reel as ‘a bracingly eclectic mix of Beat poetry with jazz, folk and Middle Eastern elements’ Gillespie’s music is a melting-pot mix of urban-folk, stamped with her trademark lyricism that knits everyday banter with raw poetry.

Her quartet comprises Gilad Atzmon on accordion, clarinet and sax, Josh Blackmore on drums and Ben Bastin on double bass.

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A relaxed and convenient alternative to the Grand Foyer Bar. Open 11am-4pm Monday to Friday and from 5pm every concert night.

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After 8 Intimate cabaret seating, an in-house bar, a rooftop terrace and opportunities to meet artists and other guests. These select shows offer a unique experience.

A series of select roots and unplugged gigs in the Rodewald Suite, Doors 8pm*. *After 8 Special 7.30pm Hope Theatre, Capstone Building.

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Clive Carroll Saturday 10 April 8.30pm Rodewald Suite £10 ‘Stunning’ Mojo

Described by Acoustic Guitar Magazine as ‘The best and most original young acoustic guitar player and composer in Britain’ Carroll, with his breathtaking mastery of techniques, takes you on a joyful ride of instrumental styles spanning the fields of traditional, classical and jazz with inspirations running from newgrass and fusion jazz to Irish styling.

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Thursday 29 April 7.30pm Hope Theatre, Capstone Building £14.50

Rory McLeod Saturday 8 May 8.30pm Rodewald Suite £12

The leading members of two influential British bands. A founding member of Pentangle, Renbourn is known for his unique ‘baroque-folk’ guitar playing, while Edinburgh born singer, storyteller and multi-instrumentalist Williamson made his name with the influential Incredible String Band.

Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album the standard of musicianship from this duo is, as you would expect, fantastic.

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Winner of Best Live Act at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2002, McLeod is a one-man-soul-band and poet. He has a natural troubadour’s talent for weaving magical, musical, storytelling spells accompanied by his own bizarre solo orchestra of distinctive instruments. The spoons, finger-cymbals, Djembe-drum, harmonica, guitar and trombone accompany his rich, resonant voice. A musical Gypsy, his eccentric melodies infuse with influences of Flamenco to blues, through to Celtic, East European and Calypso.

Spiro Friday 14 May 8.30pm Rodewald Suite £12 ‘Sophisticated and adventurous’ **** The Guardian

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This contemporary acoustic ensemble first came together through Bristol’s folk sessions scene in 1993 and have just released their third album, their first for Real World Records, produced by Simon Emmerson (the chief architect behind The Imagined Village). Scooping fRoots and Songlines magazines’ Album of the Year 2009 awards, Lightbox showcases a highly imaginative and disciplined group. All four members and their folk-friendly tools; violin, acoustic guitar, mandolin and accordion pull in the same direction creating music that’s undeniably English, intricate and full of momentum.

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Carmen Souza Saturday 15 May 8.30pm Rodewald Suite £10

Souza sings in her ancestors’ dialect, Creole.

She mixes traditional African and Cape Verde rhythms with contemporary jazz/soul influences.

Artists such as Luis Morais, Theo Pas’cal, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Etta Jones have all inspired her brilliant and unique vocal style. A favourite at world festivals like WOMAD where BBC Radio 3 described her music ‘a fine showcase of her unique take on the Creole traditions of Cape Verde...This is the music of longing buoyed up on a gentle swell of guitars, rhythm and voice’.

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From early childhood McManus’ twin obsessions of traditional Celtic music and acoustic guitar Friday 28 May 8.30pm have worked together to produce a startlingly Rodewald Suite £10 original approach. In his hands the complex ‘Quietly oozing pure-distilled arrangements normally associated with fiddles and pipes are accurately transferred to guitar in craft and taste’ Rough Guide to World Music a way that preserves the integrity and emotional impact of the music. He is recognised throughout the world as the leading guitarist in Celtic music.

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Dick Gaughan Friday 25 June 8.30pm Rodewald Suite £12

Alex Berger Saturday 3 July 8.30pm Rodewald Suite £10

One of the most potent artists to emerge from the Scottish folk-music revival, Gaughan tells it like it is. His explosive and dexterous guitar-playing, and tremendous voice, express perfectly his passionate, often affectionate, and always truthful songs. Whether reaffirming his own Scottish working-class identity, or contemplating injustices and solidarity, Gaughan has a remarkable gift for drawing his audiences into his personal and poignant commentaries on life.

Singer/songwriter Alex Berger recently returned to the UK to tour and promote his debut album Snow Globe which was recorded in New York and released on Valentine’s Day. The singer, guitarist and pianist is gathering a keen following in the Big Apple with NYC Art Scene Magazine saying ‘Berger is bound to be a staple in the singer-songwriter community for years to come. His understanding of love and the human condition seeps steadily through his lyrics and compositions.’

A welcome reunion of this ground-breaking duo.

The remarkable pairing shook up the British folk music scene of the 60s and have remained at its core ever since. Swarbrick came to prominence as a young instrumental virtuoso eventually Friday 10 September 8.30pm joining Fairport Convention. While for more Rodewald Suite £16 than 40 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music's greatest figures described by ‘The super-duo are back Q magazine as ‘Arguably the greatest English together after 14 years.’ folk song performer, writer, collector and The Guardian editor of them all!’

Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbick

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FAMILY, VARIETY & LEARNING EVENTS

Family, Variety and Learning Events Pages 21– 25

Debbie Reynolds Alive & Fabulous Thursday 8 April 7.30pm £22, £25, £27, £32

Spring Series

A hilarious, touching and uplifting evening of music and comedy. Prior to a West End run, MGM legend and star of Singin’ in the Rain, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, That's Entertainment, The Bodyguard, and Will and Grace, Debbie Reynolds celebrates an amazing 50 years of show business in this award-winning one woman show. Featuring original MGM footage, Debbie salutes her glittering career, dishes the dirt on her many husbands and shares stories of her incredible life in song and dance.

Whether you are new to classical music or a regular concert goer, join the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for a new series of inspiring music and informal learning. The series is a mixture of lunchtime concerts and open £45 (includes refreshments) rehearsals. Each event includes a 45-minute Thursday 15 April 12 – 2pm interactive workshop in the Rodewald Suite, Transformations exploring the music to be featured in the concert/rehearsal. Workshops will be led by Ian Thursday 6 May 12 – 2pm Stephens, a professional composer, writer and Ensemble of St Luke’s teacher, with discussions, music activities and Thursday 13 May 2 – 4.15pm opportunities to socialise with other music-loving The ‘Great’ Symphony adults. Tea and coffee will be served.

Lunchtime Learning

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Family Concert

Food Glorious Food Sunday 18 April 2.30pm £7, £9, £12, £5 children

League Of Welldoers Best of British Tuesday 11 May 2pm £8

An Evening with the

Liverpool 1965 FA Cup Winners Team Tuesday 11 May 7.30pm £15, £19.50, £24.50

Old Mother Hubbard’s menu for the Royal Banquet is ruined when her hungry dog scoffs all the food!

She needs some help making a brand new banquet.

In steps children’s TV legend, Dave Benson Phillips (Playdays, Playhouse Disney, Fun Song Factory, Planet Cook) and his furry friend Big Bear.

Dave Benson Phillips with Big Bear presenters James Clark conductor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Join the League Of Welldoers for their second benefit concert of the year; local artists pay tribute to some of Britain’s biggest names in show business. So don’t delay and book today, help raise much needed funds for one of Liverpool’s oldest independent charities.

Group discounts are available: contact Lesley, Joan or Tony on 0151 207 1984.

One of the greatest games in the long and illustrious history of the FA Cup, the 1965 final between Liverpool and Leeds United at Wembley was full of drama, and as Liverpool’s first ever FA Cup final triumph, 1965 is a never to be forgotten moment in the history of the club.

Relive it with Tommy Lawrence, Chris Lawler, Tommy Smith, ‘Big’ Ron Yeats, Gerry Byrne, Ian Callaghan, Willie Stevenson, Peter Thompson, ‘Sir’ Roger Hunt and Ian St John.

FAMILY, VARIETY & LEARNING EVENTS

The Band Of HM Royal Marines Saturday 29 May 7.30pm £12, £15, £20

Supersing!

Rehearsals start Thursday 29 April (Jazz) Thursday 6 May (Classical) Participation fee £48 Claimants £24 Super Concert, Saturday 12 June 4.30pm FREE

Superorchestra!

Participation fee £25 Claimants £12.50 Super Concert, Saturday 12 June 4.30pm FREE

Family Concert

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Sunday 13 June 2.30pm £7, £9, £12, £5 children

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The Band Of HM Royal Marines, Commando Training Centre, perform a programme of military, classical and popular music. The band is regarded as one of the finest in the world.

They are supported by a top class soprano Kathryn Rudge (a local lass), and of course by the universally acclaimed Corps of Drums.

Join fellow singers from across the region to be part of a massed choir on stage at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Choose between Classical or Jazz Supersings! Previous singing experience is not required but energy and enthusiasm are essential. We’ll provide resources to guide you through your parts and rehearsals will take place over a period of six weeks, so you’ll have plenty of time to get to know the music and really impress your friends and family!

Superorchestra is your chance to rehearse and perform with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. If you are Grade 4 standard and up, you are invited to take part in this unique event led by conductor Clark Rundell where you’ll perform well-known orchestral works alongside players from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

We’ve music to conjure up Lewis Carroll’s classic characters including Alice, the Cheshire Cat and the Dormouse and all manner of surprises as well as hearing plenty of mad, mad music including the Mad Hatter’s Maddest Musical Moment!

Alasdair Malloy presenter James Clark conductor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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Latin Fever Performed and Choreographed by

Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova Sunday 20 June 3pm £29.50, £39.50, £44.50

The partnership of Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova from BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing lead a breathtaking voyage into the vibrant world of Latin American dance. Beginning with an explosion of Brazilian rhythms at the Carnival in Rio, before you’re transported to the sultry clubs of Buenos Aires to be seduced by the passion of the tango. Cuba beckons with the cheeky cha-cha-cha and rumba, and then it’s time to boogie to the American dance halls of the 1920s for the swing and jitterbug.

A sensational live Latin band perform much-loved songs including the sultry Fever, the sizzling Besame Mucho and the hip-wiggling Livin’ La Vida Loca.

For the first time ever, Stephen J Dubner brings the intriguing world of Freakonomics to the stage in a bold, funny and entertaining evening.

With super smart thinking and great storytelling he challenges the way we think, explores how An evening with people respond to incentives and shows the Stephen Dubner world for what it really is... super freaky. Steven D. Levitt's and Stephen J. Dubner’s best-selling Monday 21June 7.30pm book Freakonomics, was a worldwide sensation, £16, £21 selling over four million copies in thirty-five ‘A humdinger of a book: languages and changing the way we look at the page-turning, politically world. Their freakquel Superfreakonomics has incorrect and ever-so-slightly met with similar world-wide attention and praise: intoxicating, like a large swig ‘Thrilling’ Financial Times. of tequila’ The Times

SuperFreakonomics Live!

FAMILY, VARIETY & LEARNING EVENTS

Sing Live The Beatles Story Sunday 27 June 7.30pm £14, £16, £16.50, £18.50, £19

Hotfoot 2010

Sound Moves Journeys in Sound for Health and Happiness Sunday 18 July 7pm £7, £9, £12

Beyond The Barricade Wednesday 29 September 7.30pm £20, £25.50

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In this the 50th anniversary year of the formation of the biggest band in the world Sing Live Merseyside tell ‘The Beatles Story’ from the height of Beatlemania to their solo careers. Hits such as Love Me Do, All My Loving, I Wanna Be Your Man, Hard Day's Night, Imagine, My Sweet Lord plus many others.

An exciting Hotfoot programme centred on Liverpool’s 2010 theme of Health and Wellbeing.

The concert features a new work – a collaboration between local children, the HOPES Festival Orchestra and composer Richard Gordon-Smith.

Plus works by Shostakovitch, Delius, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and others. A feel-good evening to remember!

Now in its 11th record-breaking year, the most successful and popular touring show of its kind returns in 2010 with a brand new production.

Recreating original West End/Broadway musical hit songs with amazing authenticity, this cast of past principal performers from Les Miserables bring you a blockbusting show featuring the best musical songs of the past 10 years including The Phantom of the Opera, Chess, The Lion King, Blood Brothers, Miss Saigon and many more major hit productions, climaxing with a spectacular finale from, of course, Les Miserables!

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A Tribute To Stephen Sondheim In his 80th birthday year: Side By Side

Carl Davis leads this 80th birthday tribute, a musical journey through Sondheim's career and the works which he worked on, including Send in the Clowns, and songs from the whole of a great career. Music from Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music and West Side Story.

Saturday 10 April 7.30pm £15, £20, £25, £31, £36

Mary Carewe soloist Graham Bickley soloist Carl Davis CBE (Hon) conductor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Bittersweet Symphony

Richard Strauss Tod und Verklärung Mahler Kindertotenlieder Brahms Symphony No.2

Wednesday 14 & Thursday 15 April 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £28, £34

Robin Ticciati conductor Christopher Maltman baritone Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Lunchtime Concert Series

Transfigured Night

Programme to include: Music by Mozart and Schoenberg James Clark violin Jonathan Aasgaard cello

Thursday 15 April 1pm £6

Rodewald Concert Series

Andreas Scholl, countertenor and The Shield of Harmony Ensemble Wednesday 21 April 7.30pm £20, £25

Thursday 22 April 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £28, £34

Sunday 25 April 2.30pm £11, £16, £22, £28, £34

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Vasily Petrenko conductor Steven Osborne piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegel Mozart Piano Concerto No.27, K595 Shostakovich Festival Overture Shostakovich Symphony No.6 Vasily Petrenko conductor Steven Osborne piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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Laughter and Tears

Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegel Mozart Piano Concerto No.27, K595 Stravinsky Petrushka

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Petrushka

Following the release of his acclaimed recent recording of Oswald's music, and as part of a Europe-wide tour, Andreas Scholl and the early-music group The Shield of Harmony have devised this astonishing night of theatre, using images, drama and of course music to take us into Oswald's world – and bring his world vividly into ours.

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Song of Destiny Saturday 1 May 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £28, £34

Brahms Schicksalslied Bruckner Symphony No.7 Vasily Petrenko conductor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Classic Intro at 6.30pm Frederick Stocken discusses Bruckner with Angela Heslop.

Rodewald Concert Series

Tokyo String Quartet

Barber String Quartet, Op.11 Takemitsu A Way A Lone Schumann String Quartet, Op.41 No.3

Tuesday 4 May 7.30pm St George’s Hall Concert Room £16

Classic FM Hall of Fame Concert Wednesday 5 and Thursday 6 May 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £28, £34

The nation has spoken – and once again, Classic FM’s annual poll has revealed Britain’s favourite pieces of classical music.

Programme to include: Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 John Wilson conductor Tianwa Yang violin Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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Lunchtime Concert Series

Ensemble of St. Luke’s Thursday 6 May 1pm £6

Programme to include: Beethoven String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59 No.1 Alexander Marks violin Kate Marsden violin Robert Shepley viola Gethyn Jones cello

CLASSICAL MUSIC

The ‘Great’ Symphony Thursday 13 May 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £28, £34 Rodewald Concert Series

Richard Goode, piano Saturday 15 May 7.30pm St George’s Hall Concert Room £25

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 Schubert Symphony No.9 ‘Great’ Leopold Hager conductor Stefan Vladar piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Byrd Pavane and Galliard in G major Byrd Pavane and Galliard in A minor Bach Partita No.6 in E minor Chopin 4 Mazurkas Op.33 Chopin Scherzo in E major Schubert Piano Sonata in B flat major D960

Shostakovich Festive Overture Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 Barber Adagio for Strings Bernstein West Side Story Symphonic Dances Dane Lam conductor

Sunday 16 May 7.30pm £8

Ensemble 10/10

Turnage at Fifty Wednesday 19 May 7.30pm The Cornerstone, Liverpool Hope University £8

Mark-Anthony Turnage No Let Up Benet Casablancas Dove of Peace Benet Casablancas Hommage to Picasso Benet Casablancas Chamber Concert No. 1 for Clarinet and Ensemble (commissioned by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic for Ensemble 10/10)

Mark Simpson Nur Musik for oboe and ensemble Michael Small new work Mark-Anthony Turnage Crying Out Loud Clark Rundell conductor Nicholas Cox clarinet Jonathan Small oboe

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Hymn to Love Saturday 22 May 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £28, £34 TELEVISION PARTNER

Romance Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 May 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £28, £34 SPONSORED BY

Lunchtime Concert Series

The Romantic Violin Thursday 27 May 1pm £6

Mahler Symphony No.3 Vasily Petrenko conductor Karen Cargill mezzo soprano Ladies of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Strauss Don Juan Schumann Cello Concerto Berlioz Overture, Waverley Beethoven Symphony No. 8 Lothar Zagrosek conductor Daniel Mueller-Schott cello Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms Sonata in G major, Op.78 Coates Three Lyric Pieces for piano Coates Lazy Night– valse romance Elgar Chanson de Nuit Elgar Chanson de Matin Farnon The Westminster Waltz Concettina Del Vecchio violin Ian Buckle piano

French Impressions Saturday 5 June 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £28, £34

Ibert Escales Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No.3 Barber Medea: Meditation and Dance of Vengeance Ravel Daphnis and Chloe Suite No.2 Ludovic Morlot conductor Alina Ibragimova violin Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Classic Intro at 6.30pm Alina Ibragimova in discussion with Angela Heslop

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Rodewald Concert Series

Belcea String Quartet and London Winds

Brahms String Quartet No.2 Schubert Octet

Thursday 15 June 7.30pm St George’s Hall Concert Room £16

Thursday 1 July 6pm £8

Reflecting on the impact of the sinking of the Titanic, and the extraordinary musical and dramatic tributes following the disaster, this evening involves over 200 young musicians and performers from across the city and the Lancashire Sinfonietta as the Titanic’s eight piece band. The performance features the world premier of composer David Bedford’s new work The Wreck Of The Titanic commissioned by Liverpool Music Support Service.

Crosby Symphony Orchestra

Ken Dodd returns as friend of Crosby Symphony Orchestra in their annual charity concert. Hear his inimitable version of Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and sit back and enjoy a delightful programme of Elgar and Dvo˘rák.

The Wreck Of The Titanic

Charity Concert with Ken Dodd Sunday 11 July 2.30pm £12, £6 children

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Dvo˘rák Carnival Overture Elgar Enigma Variations Britten Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Ken Dodd narrator

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Summer Pops at the Phil Six nights of pure entertainment from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Jon Lord’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra Wednesday 16 June 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

Jon Lord, of Deep Purple fame, has forged a career with rock and classical music running in parallel. Lord will perform Concerto for Group and Orchestra, an epic event merging the best of both worlds, as ground-breaking today as when it was created forty years ago. His wonderfully moving new suite, To Notice Such Things, is dedicated to Jon’s friend, the late Sir John Mortimer.

Also featured is the hauntingly beautiful Evening Song – tipped to be a Classic FM favourite.

Jon Lord keyboard Clark Rundell conductor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

My Fair Lady Concert Version Saturday 19 June 2.30pm and 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

Cast: Anthony Andrews (Professor Higgins), Nickolas Grace (Pickering), Annalene Beechy (Eliza), Kim Criswell (Mrs Pearce) John Wilson conductor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Alan Jay Lerner book & lyrics Frederick Loewe music With musical theatre aficionado John Wilson at the helm, you will rediscover all your favourite songs, from Wouldn’t it be Lovely to The Rain in Spain and I Could Have Danced All Night to Get me to the Church on Time in this concert version with full-scale orchestration - My Fair Lady like you’ve never heard it before!

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SUMMER POPS AT THE PHIL

Bond and Beyond Saturday 26 June 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

The Phil pays tribute to 007 and other heroes of the silver screen with a power cocktail of music from your favourite Bond films including Goldfinger, Dr No, From Russia With Love, Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale. You’ll be shaken – not stirred – with classic adventure film and TV tunes, from Superman to Raiders of the Lost Ark, Mission Impossible, Shaft and The A Team. A concert with a license to thrill!

Gareth Hudson conductor Grainne Renihan singer Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

White Nights

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 Shostakovich Symphony No.5

Saturday 3 July 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

Vasily Petrenko conductor SimonTrpceski piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra ^

‘Could this be the best Russian Orchestra outside Russia?’ Financial Times

Celebrate the long summer days in Russian style with a musical explosion led by the Phil’s Chief Conductor Vasily Petrenko – the best fireworks this side of St Petersburg! The RLPO’s recent Shostakovich recording won massive critical acclaim: ‘[Petrenko] achieves world-class results with a rejuvenated RLPO in this gripping account’ Sunday Times.

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Battle of Britain Sunday 4 July 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

Join us for a stirring programme of wartime classics, including Lili Marlene, Goodnight Children Everywhere, The White Cliffs of Dover, We’ll Meet Again, and wartime film favourites.

Claire Sweeney, former ‘Forces Sweetheart’, who recently recorded these works with Carl Davis, stars.

Carl Davis CBE (Hons) conductor Claire Sweeney vocalist Jean Boht narrator Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Last Night of the Summer Pops Saturday 10 July 7.30pm £15, £20, £26, £33, £39

Carl Davis returns to the helm for another rousing Last Night of the Summer Pops! He’s joined by Alfie Boe, Britain’s favourite tenor who delighted Phil audiences with his performances in 2008. He’ll perform a special evening of popular classics as well as the traditional Jerusalem and Pomp and Circumstance.

Carl Davis CBE (Hons) conductor Alfie Boe tenor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Award Winning Manfred Sunday 18 July 2.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

Schumann Overture, Manfred Chopin Piano Concerto No.1 Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony Vasily Petrenko conductor Sa Chen piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra reprise their Classic/FM Gramophone Award-winning performance of Tchaikovsky’s passionate Manfred symphony, which the composer considered to be one of his best compositions. The Times commented of the recording that ‘the orchestra’s ensemble spirit is so tight that you could cut yourself on the music’s edges’ and the Telegraph called it ‘essential listening’.

Sa Chen makes her Liverpool debut in the much-loved Chopin Piano Concerto.

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Director Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger 1948 135mins Starring Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann

Fully restored and finally back on the big screen, this stunning masterpiece focuses on a young Ballerina whose life is split between her simple human passion and artistic devotion to her profession. This is one of the most innovative and beautiful works of cinema ever created.

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Contact Box Office on 0151 709 3789.

Tuesday 13 April 7.30pm £5.50, £6.50

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Film at the Phil Seeing a Film at the Phil is a truly unique experience with the only working Walturdaw Cinema screen in the world rising out of the stage accompanied by resident organist, Dave Nicholas, an institution in his own right.

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Jane has, after a decade of divorce, an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, Jake. But an innocent meal together turns into an affair. With Jake remarried to the much younger Agness, Jane is now the other woman. Should Jane and Jake move on with their lives, or is love truly lovelier the second time around? It's...complicated.

Director Tim Burton 2010 109mins (2D version) Starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Fry.

Alice returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen’s reign of terror.

A Single Man 12A

Director Tom Ford 2010 101mins Starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Ginnifer Goodwin

Wednesday 9 June 7.30pm £5.50, £6.50

Los Angeles 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, a British college professor is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his partner. With some outstanding performances, this brilliant film is a romantic tale of love interrupted, isolation, and ultimately the importance of the seemingly smaller moments in life.

Contains suicide theme, moderate threat, drug references and nudity

BAF TA WINNER 2010 Colin Firth Best Actor

Letter From U An Unknown Woman Tuesday 29 June7.30pm £5.50, £6.50 Contains no material likely to offend or harm

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Alice In Wonderland PG

Director Nancy Meyers 2010 121mins Starring Meryl Streep, John Krasinski, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin

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Director Max Ophüls 1948 88mins Black and White Starring Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians, Marcel Journet

This lush tearjerker par excellence has attained well-deserved status as one of the greatest films of its kind. A tale of romantic yearning and pining for love between a young girl and a self-absorbed, frivolous dilettante concert pianist. Both experience numerous missed opportunities over a twenty year span - and ultimately fail to achieve true romance.

COMEDY

Comedy Pages 37– 38

Lee Mack Saturday 8 May 8pm

SOLD OUT

EXTRA DATES ANNOUNCED

Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 November £20.50, £25.50 This event may contain material unsuitable for anyone below the age of 16

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Critically acclaimed BAFTA-winning star of BBC One’s Not Going Out and Would I Lie To You? Mack brings his trademark brand of high energy banter, well crafted gags and sharp one-liners to Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on his biggest ever live stand-up tour.

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Sean Lock – Lockipedia Monday 17 May 7.30pm £15, £20 'Consistently brilliant' The Times

Lock is team captain on Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats and star of BBC2’s QI. The Perrier Award nominee, winner of The British Comedy Award for Best Stand Up and Time Out Award for Comedy presents his Lockipedia. A very unreliable, misleading but highly entertaining information resource, Lockipedia is sloppy knowledge and basically what Sean ‘knows’ about stuff.

This event may contain material unsuitable for anyone below the age of 16

Rhod Gilbert ...and The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 September 7.30pm £20, £25 ‘Without doubt one of the best comedians anywhere in the world’. Time Out This event may contain material unsuitable for anyone below the age of 16

Due to phenomenal demand Rhod Gilbert ...and The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst returns to Liverpool Philharmonic Hall for two extra dates. You may know Rhod Gilbert as the man who punched a shop-assistant over the duvet tog-rating system and went berserk over a mince pie. Now he’s given his show a ridiculous title just to annoy someone in Canterbury. Is he a visionary in a sea of closed minds, or has he got anger-management problems?

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Liverpool Philharmonic Hall & Events Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic is grateful to the following organisations for their support: PRINCIPAL FUNDERS

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International Beatle Week 2010 –

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Jerry Dammers’ Spatial AKA Orchestra Ultravox Debbie Reynolds RLPO: A Tribute to Sondheim AFTER 8: Clive Carroll FILM: The Red Shoes RLPO: Bittersweet Symphony Lunchtime Concert: Transfigured Night Lunchtime Learning RLPO: Bittersweet Symphony Bjorn Again Joan Armatrading Family Concert: Food Glorious Food Rodewald Concert Series: Andreas Scholl RLPO: Petrushka Magic Of Motown Paul Brady FRESH: Trio VD RLPO: Laughter and Tears Rokia Traore / Sweet Billy Pilgrim Gil Scott-Heron John Renbourn & Robin Williamson

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RLPO: Song of Destiny Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings Rodewald Concert Series: Tokyo String..

RLPO: Classic FM Hall Of Fame Lunchtime Learning Lunchtime Concert: Ensemble of St Luke’s RLPO: Classic FM Hall Of Fame FRESH: Neil Cowley Trio COMEDY: Lee Mack AFTER 8: Rory McLeod Glen Campbell

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John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension League Of Welldoers Liverpool 1965 FA Cup Winners FILM: Its Complicated Lunchtime Learning RLPO: The Great Symphony Jamie Cullum AFTER 8: Spiro Rodewald Concert Series: Richard Goode Don McLean AFTER 8: Carmen Souza Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra COMEDY: Sean Lock Ensemble 10:10 Turnage at Fifty Paloma Faith RLPO: Hymn to Love Ray Davies with Band FILM: Alice in Wonderland RLPO: Romance Lunchtime Concert Series: The Romantic RLPO: Romance AFTER 8: Tony McManus The Band of HM Royal Marines Solid Silver 60s Show

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Samantha Fox & Band FRESH: Erik Truffaz & Sly Johnson RLPO: French Impressions FILM: A Single Man FRESH: Sarah Gillespie Super Concert Family Concert: Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Rodewald Concert Series: Belcea String Summer Pops: Jon Lord’s Concerto Summer Pops: My Fair Lady

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Summer Pops: My Fair Lady Latin Fever Superfreakonomics AFTER 8: Dick Gaughan Summer Pops: Bond and Beyond Sing Live: The Beatles Story Elvis Costello FILM: Letter From An Unknown Woman

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The Wreck Of The Titanic Robert Cray Band Summer Pops: White Nights AFTER 8: Alex Berger Summer Pops: Battle of Britain Mohamed Mounir Last Night of the Summer Pops Crosby Symphony Orchestra Tony Bennett Bob Harris Summer Pops: Award Winning Manfred Hotfoot 2010: Sound Moves

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The Overtures The Bootleg Beatles Mark McGann The Beatles Variety Show

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AFTER 8: Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbick Rhod Gilbert Rhod Gilbert The Moody Blues Kate Rusby Beyond The Barricade

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