April to September Whats On Guide

What’s on at Liverpool Philharmonic Featuring Rumer Madeleine Peyroux Loudon Wainwright III Petrenko’s Elgar...

April – September 2011

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Contents

Contemporary Music Pages 01 – 11 After Eight Pages 12 – 15

Family and Variety Pages 16 – 17 Learning Pages 18 – 20

Classical Music Pages 21 – 26 Summer Pops Pages 27 – 29 Film Pages 30 – 32 Comedy Page 33

Venue Information Pages 34 – 37 Diary & Booking Pages 44

Please note, programme is correct at time of print.

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Contemporary Music

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Grimethorpe Colliery Band

Sunday 10 April 3pm £19, £24

‘Sensational - performing your favourite classics in spectacular style!’

The Times

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Saturday 2 April 7.30pm

Following a run of smaller sell-out shows in 2010, Rumer comes to Liverpool Philharmonic.

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Friday 1 April 7.30pm

Watson is back with a new album La Voce, the Italian for his famous nickname, ‘The Voice’.

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Russell Watson

The musical stars of the hit film Brassed Off, the Grimethorpe Colliery Band are celebrating the 15th anniversary of this piece of classic British cinema. Having won almost every brass band accolade, these highly acclaimed musicians have an international reputation and numerous recordings to their credit.

Enjoy the fabulous sound of this world famous brass band, performing hits from Brassed Off plus favourite classics in spectacular brass band style.

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Joe Brown In Concert

With Pete Brown, Phil Capaldi, Roland Jones & Mike Nichols

Friday 22 April 7.30pm £22, £24, £29

The Solid Silver 60s Show Wednesday 27 April 7.30pm £22.50, £24.50, £29.50

The unique and remarkable vocalist brings her tasteful blend of jazz vocals and pop style to Liverpool Philharmonic.

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Thursday 28 April 7.30pm

The UK’s original and premier 60s show features the unforgettable talents of Dave Berry, Chris Farlowe, Wayne Fontana, Terry Sylvester (formerly of The Hollies) all backed by Vanity Fare. With very special guests The Merseybeats. Hear the classic hits like The Crying Game, Handbags and Gladrags, Game of Love, He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, The Air That I Breathe and Don’t Turn Around performed by the original hit-makers.

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Katie Melua

Brown is often cited as one of Britain’s first pop stars. The guitar star was there before Knopfler and Keith Richards and even had the Beatles as his support act. This genuine rock & roll star brings himself and a brilliant band for two-hours of musical celebrations. Last year Brown deservedly received both MOJO Magazine's coveted Outstanding Contribution To Music Award and an MBE for his services to music. He is an enduring and acclaimed musician and this talented line up delivers a superb show.

Kerry Ellis & Brian May Anthems: The Concert Plus guests

Tuesday 3 May 7.30pm £34.50, £37.50, £42.50

Madeleine Peyroux

Wednesday 4 May 7.30pm £22, £25, £30 Stay at Hope Street Hotel 2 person package £170

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Anthems: The Concert is the brand new, specially created, live version of the stunning Kerry Ellis hit debut album produced by Brian May. This concert brings together West End and Broadway singing sensation Kerry Ellis (We Will Rock You, Wicked, Chess in Concert and Oliver!) and Queen star Brian May in their first full-length performance.

Anthems: The Concert follows a series of acclaimed performances together, Ellis and May stole the show at the Royal Variety Show in 2008, they performed live again at the BBC Proms in the Park and twice sold out the Royal Albert Hall.

This brilliant American vocalist weaves together acoustic blues, country ballads and jazz standards.

Comparisons with the great Billie Holliday are inevitable, and while some critics have claimed that Madeleine is no copyist, but sings with her own individual voice, it's impossible not to think of Lady Day when you hear her.

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Tango Fire Flames of Desire

Direct from Buenos Aires, the sensational Tango Fire Company present their new show featuring dancers, one of Argentina's finest young singers and a quartet of brilliant musicians. Come on a seductive ‘ This is tango on the journey through the history of Tango - the world's rampage’ **** Financial Times most alluring and exciting dance form, from its origins in the dance halls of Buenos Aires, to its Stay at Hope Street Hotel worldwide popularity.

2 person package £172

Sunday 8 May 7.30pm £19.50, £22.50, £25.50, £30.50

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The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Wednesday 11 May 7.30pm £19, £24

In celebration of some of the world’s favourite songs on ‘instruments bought for loose change,’ it’s no exaggeration to say that ‘the Ukes’ have sixteen-handedly ‘For sheer fun and outright turned the world on to the ukulele. They appear on daftness tied to first-rate stage with one ukulele each, no gimmicks, no tricks, musicality and cominc timing, no vocal enhancers or overproduced wizardry, then few concerts this year proceed to tear the house down. You’ll laugh, you’ll match this’ cry, you’ll never think about music in the same way, New York Times once you’ve seen and heard the Ukulele Orchestra.

Loudon Wainwright III Special guest Lucy Wainwright Roche

Saturday 14 May 7.30pm £23, £28 ‘Numbers from his latest album 10 Songs are vintage, bathetic, rueful and funny’ The Independent

The Three B’s

Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band, The Big Chris Barber Band and Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen Friday 20 May 7.30pm £23, £28

‘...it must be said there was little that even the most critical could fault.’

Liverpool Daily Post

The 2009 Grammy Award winner for Best Traditional Folk Album Loudon Wainwright’s songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Rufus Wainwright and Mose Allison, among others. His 2010 album called 10 Songs For The New Depression with tracks called Times Is Hard, Cash For Clunkers and The Panic Is On is a brilliantly topical attempt to explain the current economic climate and bring us a little hope.

Probably the greatest test of an artist's success is durability, and the Three Bs surely pass with flying colours. The fantasy front line during the trad jazz boom - those heady days between Bill Haley and The Beatles - would have been Kenny Ball on trumpet, Chris Barber on trombone and Acker Bilk on clarinet. Though they never played together their three bands totally dominated the scene for years, and in this show The Three Bs and their bands play all the favourites - the very best that traditional jazz has to offer.

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Session A9

Saturday 21 May 7.30pm £14 The Capstone, Liverpool Hope University Creative Campus ‘Brilliantly sophisticated arrangements of tunes new and old, brimming with brio and simply oozing class.’

The Sunday Herald

David Gray

Lost And Found Tour

Friday 27 May 7.30pm £29.50, £38.50, £43.50

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Featuring the mass fiddles of Adam Sutherland (Peatbog Faeries), Charlie Mckerron (Capercaille), David ‘chimp’ Robertson (Capercaille), Kevin Henderson (Fiddlers Bid, Marc Clement (Blazin Fiddles), Brian Mcalpine and Gordon Gunn. Session A9 are one of Scotland’s leading traditional fiddle bands. They came together after meeting at various sessions up and down the arterial road, the A9 which runs from the Falkirk area in central Scotland to Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Perth and Inverness. As well as original compositions, this ‘Scottish super group’ apply their own distinctive approach to traditional tunes drawing on a deep love and understanding of Scottish Folk music.

From haunting songs through to raucous improvisation-like reels, their massed-fiddles create a full-bodied and exciting sound.

Following the completion of his sold out US tour, David Gray brings his Lost And Found tour to the UK, which kicks off here in Liverpool. With his simple yet touching melodies both melancholic and feel-good in equal measure the singer/songwriter is loved for his well-crafted, emotional and mature pop.

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Richard Marx Stories To Tell Saturday 28 May 7.30pm £24.50, £27.50, £32.50

Roger Hodgson Sunday 29 May 8pm £32.50, £35, £40

As the Supertramp front man, Roger Hodgson helped define a generation of progressive rock, and wrote and sang timeless songs and enduring anthems including The Logical Song, Breakfast in America, Give a Little Bit and Dreamer and Fool's.

Hodgson co-founded Supertramp in 1969 and for many fans was the heart and spiritual force behind the band. He returns now for this show, the last night of a limited four date UK tour.

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Since his debut single Don’t Mean Nothing in 1987 Marx has consistently and powerfully made his mark on the music industry. He became the first male solo artist in history to have his first seven singles reach the top five on Billboard’s singles chart, including the No.1 hits Hold On To The Nights, Satisfied and the worldwide classic, Right Here Waiting. This feat remains unchallenged.

Nils Lofgren Acoustic Duo

The American songwriter, guitarist and pianist, famed for his appearance on Neil Young's seminal album After The Goldrush, and as a long-time member of Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band, ‘Nils raised the roof with a blistering...jaw-dropping solo is known world-wide for his extraordinary that had the crowd spellbound. guitar-playing and on-stage acrobatics. For this Classic tune followed classic concert he is joined by multi-instrumentalist Greg Varlotta for an acoustic set. Expect classic Lofgren tune’ Liverpool Daily Post tunes like Cry Tough, I Came to Dance, Keith Don't Go and many others.

Monday 13 June 8pm £10, £18.50, £23.50, £28.50, £33.50

Don McLean

Thursday 23 June 7.30pm £27.50, £33.50, £38.50 Stay at Hope Street Hotel 2 person package £188 Includes tickets & accommodation

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McLean’s hit album American Pie spawned the number one singles: American Pie and Vincent. Over the last 35 years his songs have been performed by artists as diverse as Fred Astaire, Elvis Presley, George Michael and Madonna. He has been inducted in to the Songwriters' Hall of Fame and even had his song played daily in the entrance to the Van Gogh Museum.

Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival

Syriana with Ensemble 10/10

Thursday 7 July 7.30pm £15, £20

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Syriana are guitarist and former member of Transglobal Underground Nick Page, double bass player and composer Bernard O`Neill, oud virtuoso and singer Nizar Al Issa and percussionist Sherif Ibrahim. Live, they create a place where themes of tolerance, liberty and hope come wrapped in Arabic rhythms played through a Western filter with projections by filmmaker Niccolo Piazza. They are joined by Ensemble 10/10, the contemporary music ensemble of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Clark Rundell and playing arrangements composed especially for this concert.

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Spooky Men’s Chorale

Thursday 25 August 7.30pm £16, £21

Based in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales the Spooky Men's Chorale is a black-clad behemoth, ‘Fine close harmony singers... seemingly capable of rendering audiences moist eyed with appreciation or grinning with merriment. tuning, timing and dynamics With grand foolishness the Spooky Men seek to impeccable... Alongside examples of a Georgian March commentate on the absurdity and grandeur of the modern male armed only with their voices, a sly singing they gave us straight a capella ballads... (a moving collection of hats and a staggering diversity of facial hair. It is unclear what is more dangerous to your rendition of Joni Mitchell's general equilibrium, missing them, or not.

The Fiddle and the Drum)’ The Independent

International Beatle Week

50 Years of The Cavern

Featuring The Overtures

Friday 26 August 8pm £20

One of the worlds finest 60s bands, The Overtures have played private parties for both Sir Paul and Sir Elton (at his wedding!). They present their spectacular tribute to the world’s most famous club.

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International Beatle Week

The Solo Years Concert Featuring Stevie Riks

Saturday 27 August 7.30pm £20 International Beatle Week

Vegas comes to Liverpool

Monday 29 August 8pm £20

Steve Holley (Wings), Alan White (Yes, Plastic Ono Band and All Things Must Pass), Mark Hudson (Ringo All Star Band and X Factor), Nube 9 (Argentina), Instant Karma (USA), Banned on The Run (Brazil) come together with the comedian Riks for one night to celebrate the solo work of John, Paul, George and Ringo.

One of America’s finest tribute shows live in Liverpool.

The Fab Four Vegas Show has wowed audiences in Las Vegas for many years and now International Beatle Week showcase it here in Liverpool.

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Jimmy Cliff

Thursday 1 September 7.30pm £28.50, £33.50

Folk Double Bill

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick and Lau

Thursday 29 September 7.30pm £17.50, £18.50, £21, £26

Soweto Gospel Choir

Tuesday 4 October 7.30pm £20, £22, £25, £30 ‘Meticulous and unstoppable, spirited and spectacular’ The New York Times

Cliff was reggae’s first international star and remains its greatest living ambassador. His first major hit single was Wonderful World, Beautiful People back in 1969, but the real breakthrough came with the release of the soundtrack to The Harder They Come in 1973. Half of the tracks on that albumn were by Cliff including three songs that have become reggae standards: You Can Get It If You Really Want, the anthemic The Harder they Come and the hymn-like Many Rivers to Cross. Reggae’s finest has a new album called Existence scheduled for release this year, and this concert is one of only two chances to see him outside of his appearances at some of this summer’s major festivals.

This exceptional double bill, in the year both Carthy and Swarbrick celebrate their 7oth birthdays, sees full sets by two generations of folk music’s finest.

Carthy and Swarbrick shook up British folk in the 60s, and Lau are one of the most exciting bands to emerge from the contemporary folk/roots scene.

The 26-member multi Grammy Award winning choir have an unparalleled international reputation as one of the world's great choirs. Drawing on the musical talents from the many churches and communities in and around Soweto, the choir perform traditional and contemporary African and international gospel. Earthy rhythms, rich harmonies and charismatic performances combine to uplift the soul and celebrate the unique spirit of South Africa.

Pink Martini

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The eclectic, acoustic-oriented sounds of the 12 piece ‘little orchestra’ have never been easy to Saturday 15 October 7.30pm categorise. The impossibly cool yet unpretentious £20, £23, £25, £27, £32 band offer a live experience of relaxed musicality blending jazz, world music, cabaret, lounge and ‘Swiftly intoxicating 1940s-50s film music. Their influences are far-reaching, Image Pink Martini and elegantly chilled…

Impeccably suave. Five stars!’ ranging from Cole Porter and Duke Ellington to Edith Piaf to a variety of music from around the The Telegraph world including French chanson, Afro-Cuban salsa, Argentinean tango, Brazilian samba and bossa nova, Italian folk, Greek rembetiko and Middle Eastern music. Its multi-lingual lounge pop, if the United Nations had a house band in 1962 Pink Martini would be it.

The Irish Sea Sessions

Friday 21 October 7.30pm £17.50, £18.50, £21, £26

Jack Jones The Greatest Hits Tour

Monday 24 October 7.30pm £29.50, £34.50

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With the atmosphere and attitude of a session, but in a concert hall, The Irish Sea Sessions return to build on the success of last year’s event - one reviewer gave it 15 out of 10! Amongst the new faces joining this year’s event are piper John McSherry, fiddler Maebh O’Hare and banjo-player Stevie Dunne. Join musicians from traditional and contemporary backgrounds and from both sides of the Irish Sea as they explore the shared music and special bond between Liverpool and Ireland.

The double Grammy-winning easy listening giant was described by Frank Sinatra as ‘one of the major singers of our time’. He returns to the live circuit with this show celebrating the release of his latest album Jack Jones - Greatest Hits. It features all the big hits including Wives and Lovers, Love Boat, Impossible Dream and The Race Is On. Jones performs swinging renditions of these songs and contemporary tunes, as well as classic standards, charming audiences with his wit, sensitivity and vocal power.

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After 8 A series of select jazz, roots and unplugged gigs In the intimate setting of the Rodewald Suite with caberet seating, an in-house bar and rooftop terrace.

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Rua MacMillan & Ewan Robertson Friday 1 April 8.30pm £12

Gary Fletcher Band Friday 15 April 8.30pm £12

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Known for his unique driving guitar accompaniment and disarming humour on stage, Ewan Robertson studied fiddle and pipes at Scotland’s National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music. With Breabach, he has won numerous awards. Fiddler Rua MacMillan is quickly making a name for himself in the world of Scottish traditional music.

He won the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year in 2009 and with the Paul McKenna Band, was awarded Best Up and Coming Act in the 2009 MG Alba Scottish Trad Awards.

Fletcher is best known as the bass player with the famous The Blues Band. With his own band he delivers moving acoustic guitar performances that have been described as a blend of J.J. Cale and Sleepy John Estes. For this show he is joined

by Pick Withers, formerly of Dire Straits, Steve Ling on electric guitar and his son Jack Fletcher on bass. They create a sound that touches country, blues and folk.

Saturday 16 April 8.30pm £12

Working Class Life & Music Festival

Michael Weston King Friday 29 April 8.30pm £10

Working Class Life & Music Festival

Dick Gaughan Saturday 30 April 8.30pm £12

Alasdair Roberts Friday 13 May 8.30pm £12

‘It’s a long time since balladry has sounded this vital and primordial’ Uncut

As a child the vocalist and songwriter Lang honed his young talent through singing torch songs by artists such as Billie Holiday and Nina Simone in the front room of his family home in Toxteth. Tonight, he revisits many of these classic songs, in a performance featuring contributions by some very special guests. Lang shot to critical and commercial acclaim in the mid-80s with his first album Scallywag Jazz. After touring with Suzanne Vega, Alison Moyet he and his band earned a prestigious residency at Ronnie Scotts. Currently working on his eighth album, he remains a key figure in the Liverpool music scene and continues to exert his unique voice and style in the interpretation of his own songs and those of others.

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Torch by Thomas Lang

After Eight

Co-writer and star of the recent Elvis Costello play at the Eveyman, Weston King turns his formidable talents to a folk sound. His most recent release, I Didn’t Raise My Son To Be A Soldier, is an album of protest songs interpreting classics by the likes of Phil Ochs and Bob Dylan as well updating the genre with his own new songs. Delivered with his customary passion Weston King pays a powerful and touching tribute to lost ideals and unsung heroes.

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.

Roberts is a Scottish singer-songwriter and interpreter of traditional ballads. 2010's Too Long In This Condition is his sixth album and his third collection of traditional material. Signed to Drag City Records (Chicago) he has released three albums of original material under the name Appendix Out plus five albums under his own name. A recent front-cover feature in The Wire magazine revealed his ability to appeal to both the underground ‘urban folk' and traditional folk crowds.

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Asaf Sirkis Trio Saturday 14 May 8.30pm £12

‘The world class drum phenomenon reminiscent of Jack DeJohnette and Tony Williams’ Renaissance man

Preston Reed

Friday 20 May 8.30pm £12

‘Widely thought of as the world's most gifted guitarist ’ Total Guitar

Carmen Souza Friday 27 May 8.30pm £12

‘The music of longing buoyed up on a gentle swell of guitars, rhythm and voice ’ BBC Radio 3

Ben Waters Trio Saturday 28 May 8.30pm £12

‘Boogie woogie is alive and well! Ben Waters...has got the touch and the feel for it.’

Jools Holland

You may know him from his pivotal role as percussionist for Gilad Atzmon’s Orient House ensemble or Tim Garland’s Lighthouse Trio.

With his own band the drummer and composer Sirkis plays intriguing jazz fusion rhythms creating a dreamy, ambient sound influenced by the less subtle early jazz fusion pioneers mixed with the music of the trio’s own backgrounds, Israel, Greece, UK, even hints of eighties post-new wave goth-rock.

Their new album, Letting Go, has critics cooing with Jazzwise Magazine among those giving it five stars.

Reed is a one-man revolution. More than a guitarist, the New Yorker flies in the face of musical convention and accepted wisdom. He has a unique style, with blurred hands he taps, tickles, slaps and soothes his instrument, fusing polyrhythmic percussion with melody to create a unique sound. Each piece is a sonic tidal wave, yet with just one acoustic guitar and ten fingers Reed renders audiences awe-struck.

After a sell out After 8 gig in May 2010, we are delighted that Carmen Souza returns to Liverpool Philharmonic. Born in Lisbon to Cape Verdean parents Souza sings in her ancestor's dialect, Creole.

Her sound mixes traditional African and Cape Verde rhythms with her 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.

Ben Waters Trio is among the best contemporary performers of piano-driven boogie woogie and rock n roll. Waters combines his own energetic piano virtuosity and original material with the music of his heroes, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis and Amos Milburn. This winning formula has won him some knowledgeable fans. He played at Jools Holland’s wedding and at Jerry Hall’s 50th birthday - Mick Jagger couldn’t resist jamming along!

Ian Prowse

Saturday 11 June 8.30pm £12

Pierre Bensusan

Friday 17 June 8.30pm £12

‘One of the most unique and brilliant acoustic guitar veterans in the world music scene today ’ L.A. Times

Frank Yamma

Friday 8 July 8.30pm £10

‘Yamma’s rich powerful voice resonates above piano or acoustic guitar arpeggios as spiritually charged as any of the songs on Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingus solo CD’ The Australian

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Prowse returns to Liverpool Philharmonic after taking part in the hugely successful Irish Sea Sessions concert last October. Having formed two well known bands in Pele and Amsterdam, he has recorded duets with both Elvis Costello and Christy Moore. Amsterdam classic 'Does this train stop on Merseyside?' was brought to the worlds attention by the the late legendary John Peel. Prowse will be playing songs old and new and claims his annual After 8 show is his favourite gig of the year.

Voted Best World Music Guitar Player by Guitar Player Magazine readers. The French-Algerian guitarist, singer and composer studied piano from the age of 7 and at 11 taught himself guitar. He was influenced in those early days by the folk revival blooming in 60s Britain, France and North America.

He soon began to explore his own diverse musical heritage, this passion for such diverse musical influences, combined with his astonishing technical talent have made him into an exceptional artist.

Yamma is a traditional Pitjantjatjara man from Australia's central desert. An extraordinary songwriter and an exceptional guitarist, he also has an incredible voice, rich, deep and resonant.

Regarded by many as one of Australia’s most important indigenous songwriters, Yamma’s brutally honest tales of alcohol abuse, cultural degradation, respect for the old law and the importance of country, are spine tingling. His star is definitely rising with critics heaping praise on his album of late-last year, Countryman.

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Family and Variety TalkTalk Family Concert

Pirates Ahoy!

Sunday 17 April 2.30pm £8, £10, £14, £6 Children Come dressed as a Pirate!

Duration 1 hour approx Suitable for 4 – 10 year olds The whole family is welcome and fidgeting is allowed! sponsored by

G*mania

Inspired by the TV Hit Glee

Monday 2 May 5pm £21.50, £26.50

League Of Welldoers

Springtime Spectacular Monday 9 May 2pm £8.95

Group discounts available

From the stirring sounds of Leroy Anderson’s Pirate March to the spectacular finale where everyone learns The Sailor's Hornpipe, this is a voyage through uncharted waters in search of a treasure trove of musical gems. Hear about the pirates hiding their treasure in Fingal’s Cave, encounter Cap’n Jack Sparrow in music from the Pirates of the Caribbean films and test your nautical knowledge in our quiz Nautical Notes.

Alasdair Malloy presenter and soloist Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Stars from The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, Pop Idol, Pop Stars - The Rivals, Grease Is The Word & Last Choir Standing come together to create reality TV’s Ultimate Pop Group in this spectacular concert of songs inspired by the smash hit TV phenomenon Glee. This high-octane, high-on-life production showcases brilliant arrangements and jaw-dropping choreography to bring incredible music from all eras back to life, including Don’t Stop Believin’, Gold Digger, and, of course, mash-ups inspired by the hit TV show.

The League of Welldoers presents a benefit concert featuring the cream of Merseyside talent. Join them for an amazing afternoon of family entertainment and support one of Liverpool’s oldest independent charities.

Family and Variety

Sing Live Merseyside

Magical Musicals

Sunday 5 June 7.30pm £14, £16, £16.50, £18.50, £19

The Spirit of Merseyside Awards Tuesday 7 June 7.30pm £20, £10 concessions (under 16s and OAPs)

Prom Praise

Saturday 18 June 7.30pm £12, £16, £18, £20, £25

TalkTalk Family Concert

Big Bear's Band: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Sunday 26 June 2.30pm £8, £10, £14, Children £6

Bring your own instrument!

Duration 1 hour approx Suitable for 4 – 10 year olds

The whole family is welcome and fidgeting is allowed! sponsored by

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The massed choir of Sing Live Merseyside perform some of the best songs from some of the most memorable musical scores. This truly magical concert features the hit numbers from Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Moulin Rouge, The Boy from Oz, Enchanted, The Witches of Eastwick, The Wizard of Oz and more. Sing Live Merseyside singers will sparkle.

A celebration of the achievements of unsung heroes who have made life-changing differences to communities across the region. Incredible and uplifting performances will punctuate this moving and thought-provoking event hosted by the Community Foundation for Merseyside as an audience of corporate and community guests unite for an Oscar style awards ceremony.

Presented by the All Souls Orchestra and the Merseyside Prom Praise Choir under the energetic direction of conductor Noël Tredinnick, Prom Praise is a feast of orchestral and vocal music. Join Tredinnick and the Orchestra singing favourite hymns and worship songs, or sit contemplating the words of soloist and speakers. The Orchestra and Choir are joined by X-Factor Finalist and MOBO nominee Beverley Trotman, Prom Praise favourite Soprano Joanne Lunn and pianist Richard Lennox.

We’re going on a bear hunt...

We’re going to catch a big one...

What a beautiful day...We’re not scared...

Bring a musical instrument of your choice (tambourine, drum, maracas, or even a set of jangley keys!) and get ready to samba in your seats, march with the music, and boogie to the brass in this action packed concert. A musical rendition of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt (music by Ian Stephens) will be performed.

Bring your favourite teddy to join in!

Dave Benson Phillips presenter with Big Bear Alasdair Malloy director Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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Learning

Lunchtime Learning Spring Series

£45 for a series of 3 sessions

Includes refreshments, tickets to featured concerts and rehearsal visits

Whether you are new to classical music or a regular concert goer, join composer Ian Stephens for a daytime series of inspiring music and relaxed learning.

This spring series comprises three 45 minute workshops and a mixture of lunchtime concerts and opportunities to watch full orchestra rehearsals.

Fusion Wind Quintet Lunchtime Concert Thursday 14 April 12 – 2pm Music of Nielsen, Milhaud and Arnold The Inextinguishable Lunchtime Rehearsal Friday 6 May 1 - 3.15pm Music of Schumann, Brahms and Nielsen conducted by Thomas Dausgaard Trio d’Anches Lunchtime Concert Friday 10 June 12 – 2pm Music of Poulenc, Ibert and Francaix

SuperSing! Jazz

Participation fee £48, £24 income support claimants Rehearsals Thursday 28 April, Thursday 12 & 26 May and Thursday 2 June 7pm – 9pm At Liverpool Philharmonic at The Friary (Everton)

Learning

SuperSing is your chance to rehearse and perform on stage at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Previous singing experience is not required but energy and enthusiasm are essential! 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. For the final concert you'll be joined by an accompanying ensemble of professional musicians.

Supersing Jazz is led by singer and jazz-pianist Pete Churchill, one of Europe’s leading jazz Sound check educators. You will have a unique opportunity Thursday 9 June 6pm – 9pm to learn and perform Churchill’s arrangements At Liverpool Philharmonic Hall of some jazz and blues favourites. All pieces will be taught entirely by ear, and for the final performance Concert Sunday 12 June 4.30pm – 6.30pm on stage at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall you’ll be At Liverpool Philharmonic Hall joined by an accompanying trio of professional jazz musicians.

SuperSing!

Classics

Participation fee £48, £24 income support claimants Rehearsals Tuesday 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 May 6.30pm – 8.30pm At Liverpool Philharmonic at The Friary (Everton)

Sound check Thursday 9 June 7.45pm–9.15pm At Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Concert Sunday 12 June 4.30pm – 6.30pm At Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

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Led by Ian Chesworth, highly skilled choral conductor and judge from the 2009 Manchester Amateur Choral Competition, Supersing Classics is your opportunity to learn and perform some of the greatest choruses ever written. Scores will be provided however you will not be required to read music in order to take part. For the final performance you’ll be joined by an accompanying ensemble of professional musicians from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Discover the Classics

Classic FM’s Creative Director, Tim Lihoreau, is joined by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra musicians to discover the stories behind some of the music and composers from the Orchestra’s 2010/11 season. In this session we’re going all Strictly with an interactive look at dances in the music from the concerts on 12 and 15 May (p23). Taking the lead from the tango and Piazzolla’s amazing Bandoneon Concerto, we’ll try out some of the dances in Ravel and the lovely eccentrics, Milhaud and Villa Lobos.

Red Hot Latin

Saturday 7 May 11am Rodewald Suite, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Duration 1hr 45mins approx £15 per session (£10 claimants and students)

These workshops introduce children to classical music through games, singing, active listening and hands-on music making with members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

Workshops for children

First Notes

Rodewald Suite £5 per child includes entry for 1 adult Duration 45mins approx £5 additional adults LD SO

Thursday 2 June 0-2 Years 10am, 11.30am 3-4 Years 1.30pm

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Friday 3 June 0-2 Years 10am 3-4 Years 11.30am, 1.30pm Workshops for children

Adventures In Music

Rodewald Suite £5 per child includes entry for 1 adult £5 additional adults T OU

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Friday 3 June 8-11 Years 3pm

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Thursday 2 June 5-7 Years 3pm

Join members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for these one-hour workshops which include catchy music, songs and musical games percussion instruments and boundless energy.

Duration 1hr

Classical Music

Classical Music Image Hélène Grimaud © Mat Hennek © Mat Hennek / DG

Award-winning Manfred Sunday 3 April 2.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

Vaughan Williams Wasps Overture Mozart Piano Concerto No.23 in A Major, K.488 Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony

Vasily Petrenko conductor Hélène Grimaud piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Ensemble 10/10

American Dream Wednesday 6 April 7.30pm £9 The Cornerstone, Liverpool Hope University Creative Campus

Paul Lewis piano Complete Schubert Cycle II

Friday 8 April 7.30pm £25 St George’s Hall Concert Room

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Nicholas Collon conductor Ensemble 10/10

Schubert 12 Waltzes D145 Four Impromptus D899 Hungarian Melody in B minor D817 Piano Sonata No.18 in G major D894

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Rodewald Concert Series

John Adams Son of Chamber Symphony Mark Simpson Straw Dogs world premiere Michael Daugherty Snap!

Miguel De Aguila A Conga Line in Hell Nico Muhly By All Means

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European Opera Centre

The Wedding of Camacho Saturday 9 April 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. The European Opera Centre is supported by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Don Quixote

Wednesday 13 & Thursday 14 April 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35 Sponsored by:

Lunchtime Concert

Fusion Wind Quintet

Thursday 14 April 1.05pm £6

St. John Passion Wednesday 20 April 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

Mendelssohn Die Hochzeit des Camacho (The Wedding of Camacho) Vasily Petrenko conductor Ignacio Garcia director Singers from the European Opera Centre Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

An uproarious full-length comic opera by the 16-year old Felix Mendelssohn. If you know his String Octet or A Midsummer Night’s Dream, you’ll know to expect sparkling music and buckets of youthful energy. But even if you don’t, you won’t be able to resist the sheer fun of this dramatised performance – the latest collaboration between the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the singers of the European Opera Centre.

Liszt Mephisto Waltz No.1 Strauss Don Quixote Beethoven Symphony No.7

Vasily Petrenko conductor Alban Gerhardt cello Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Nielsen Quintet for Winds, Op. 43 Milhaud La Cheminée du Roi René, Suite for Wind Quintet, Op. 205 Arnold Three Shanties for Wind Quintet Op. 4

James MacMillan St John Passion

James MacMillan conductor Christopher Maltman baritone Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Colla Voce Singers

Chaplin’s The Pilgrim

Saturday 30 April 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

The Inextinguishable Saturday 7 May 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

South American Dream Thursday 12 May 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

Tango

Sunday 15 May 2pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

Classical Music

Barber Overture to The School for Scandal Carl Davis Ballade for Cello and Orchestra World Premiere

Chaplin The Pilgrim Film with live orchestral accompaniment Carl Davis CBE (Hon) conductor Jonathan Aasgaard cello Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Schumann Genoveva Overture Brahms Violin Concerto Nielsen Symphony No.4 'The Inextinguishable’

Thomas Dausgaard conductor Isabelle Faust violin Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasiliensis No.9 Piazzolla Bandoneón Concerto ‘Aconcagua’ Villa Lobos Bachianas Brasiliensis No.8 Ginastera Four Dances from Estancia

Roberto Minczuk conductor Per Arne Glorvigen bandoneón Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Ravel La Valse Piazzolla Bandoneón Concerto ‘Aconcagua’ Milhaud Le Boeuf sur le Toit Piazzolla Tangos: Oblivion; Muerta del Angel; Adios Nomino Ginastera Four Dances from Estancia

Roberto Minczuk conductor Per Arne Glorvigen bandoneón Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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Heroes

Wednesday 18 & Thursday 19 May 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

Tchaikovsky Suite No.4 ‘Mozartiana’ Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.1 Mozart Overture to Don Giovanni Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings

Vasily Petrenko conductor Kirill Gerstein piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Lunchtime Concert

Ensemble of St. Luke’s

A programme of relaxing string quartets

by Beethoven.

Thursday 19 May 1.05pm £6 Liverpool Welsh Choral

A Sea Symphony

Saturday 21 May 7.30pm £10, £15, £20, £22, £25

Vaughan Williams Lark Ascending Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony

Liverpool Welsh Choral Wigan Choral Society Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Deborah Norman soprano D’Arcy Bleiker bass-baritone James Clark violin Keith Orrell conductor

This concert brings together music that reflects the subtle sounds of nature as depicted by one of Britain’s favourite composers, Vaughan Williams.

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

Sunday 22 May 7.30pm £8

Rodewald Concert Series

Quatuor Ebène Tuesday 24 May 7.30pm £20 St George’s Hall Concert Room

Maxwell Davies Five Klee Pictures Mahler Ruckert Lieder Mahler Symphony No.1

Classical Music

Dane Lam conductor

Borodin String Quartet No.2 Prokofiev String Quartet No.1 Op.50 Brahms String Quartet Op.51 No.2

‘Here is a gifted young string quartet with something urgent and individual to communicate. This is playing that combines refinement of shading and nuance with a sense of controlled danger’ The Daily Telegraph.

Thursday 26 May 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

Mozart Violin Concerto in No.4, in D major K.218 Mahler Symphony No.7

Vasily Petrenko conductor Alina Ibragimova violin Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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Lunchtime Concert

Trio d’anches Friday 10 June 1.05pm £6

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Poulenc Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon Ibert Cinq Pièces Brèves Françaix Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon

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Song of the Night

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Petrenko’s Elgar

Friday 10 June 7.30pm £11, £16, £22, £29, £35

Elgar From the Bavarian Highlands Guilmant Symphony No.1 for Organ and Orchestra Elgar Symphony No.2

Vasily Petrenko conductor Ian Tracey organ Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Rodewald Concert Series

Elias Quartet

Tuesday 14 June 7.30pm £20 St George’s Hall Concert Room Crosby Symphony Orchestra

The Next Frontier

Sunday 3 July 2.30pm £14, £18 (£7, £10 under 16s)

Beethoven String Quartet Op.95 ‘Serioso’ Dutilleux Ainsi la Nuit Smetana String Quartet No.1 in E minor ‘From My Life’ ‘Heaven-storming performance...

Big things lie ahead of them’ The Strad John Williams Star Wars Main Theme Barber Adagio Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Dvorak Symphony No. 9 From the New World

A family-friendly concert of film music and many well-known tunes with Crosby Symphony Orchestra in their annual charity concert. Explore the New World with Dvorak's Ninth Symphony full of native American sounding melodies including the famous Largo (Hovis advert). Hear Berstein's modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet as the Jets and the Sharks fight it out in West Side Story and explore the final frontier with John Williams' exciting Star Wars.

Summer Pops

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Summer Pops Night at the Ballet

Saturday 4 June 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36 Stay at Hope Street Hotel 2 person package £192 Includes tickets & accommodation

White Nights

Friday 17 June 7.30pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40

Timothy Henty leads the Orchestra on a tour of the great music from the wonderful world of ballet.

Don’t miss selections from the great Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty; favourites from Delibes’ Coppélia; and other gems such as Stravinsky’s Firebird, as well as much loved items from Les Sylphides Suite, La Fille Mal Gardeé and many more.

Timothy Henty conductor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich Movements from Jazz Suite No.2 Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture Vasily Petrenko conductor Amir Tebenikhin piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Celebrated winner of the George Enescu International Piano Competition 2009, Amir Tebenikhin, makes his debut performance with Chief Conductor, Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in this treasure trove of Russian classics.

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TalkTalk Family Concert

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Sunday 26 June 2.30pm

Boogie with Dave Benson Philips and Big Bear in this action packed concert for children and their families.

See page 17 for details.

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Gorgeous Gershwin

Thursday 30 June 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Three Phantoms

Saturday 2 July 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36 EXTRA DATE

Friday 1 July 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Stay at Hope Street Hotel 2 person package £192 Includes tickets & accommodation

Clark Rundell conductor Stefano Bollani piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Gershwin Overture, Strike up the band!

Rhapsody in Blue Porgy and Bess Gershwin Songs (arr.Morton Gould)

After a sell out UK debut last year, Italian pianist and international jazz sensation, Stefano Bollani, returns to make his British orchestral debut with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in this Gershwin extravaganza.

John Owen-Jones, Earl Carpenter and Matthew Cammelle Rebecca Caine special guest Anthony Gabriele musical director Earl Carpenter director Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Three Phantoms from Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s eponymous musical will host and perform an evening celebrating what has become the world’s most successful entertainment phenomenon, The Phantom Of The Opera. Earl Carpenter, Matthew Cammelle and John Owen-Jones (the current Phantom in London's West End) will also perform songs from other great musicals that they have been involved with, and are joined by international musical and opera star Rebecca Caine for what will be a truly unique event.

Last Night of the Summer Pops

Friday 8 & Saturday 9 July 7.30pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40

Magic of the Musicals: Lerner and Loewe Favourites

Thursday 14 July 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

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Summer Pops

Carl Davis CBE conductor Fiona Murphy soprano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Carl Davis returns to the helm for a rousing, Beatles themed, Last Night of the Summer Pops.

In a special evening that launches the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s new Beatles CD recording you’ll hear some of the most celebrated music from the Fab Four, performed live by the Orchestra, in a way you’ve never heard them before.

And of course, what Last Night celebrations would be complete without the much-loved classics Jerusalem and Pomp and Circumstance?

John Wilson conductor

Join the Orchestra for a musical celebration from the collaborative team of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, in a concert that features music from My Fair Lady, Brigadoon, Gigi, Paint your Wagon, Camelot, and other hit musicals.

With musical theatre aficionado John Wilson at the helm, you’ll rediscover all your Lerner and Loewe favourites including I Could Have Danced All Night, On The Street Where You Live, How To Handle A Woman, I Remember It Well, Almost Like Being In Love, and many more!

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Book any 4 films together for just £18*

Rising out of the stage, accompanied by resident organist, Dave Nicholas, the only working Walturdaw Cinema screen in the world.

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Film tickets can be purchased in advance.

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*This offer applies to stalls seats only, cannot be used in conjunction with any other

discounts and does not apply to tickets previously sold. Contact Box Office on 0151 709 3789.

Brighton Rock

Tuesday 12 April 7.30pm £5.50, £6.50

15

Contains strong language, twice very strong, and strong violence

Director Rowan Joffe 2011 111 mins Starring Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis, John Hurt, Andrea Riseborough

Adapted from Graham Greene’s iconic novel, this is the story of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager hell bent on clawing his way up through the ranks of organised crime. At the heart of the story is the anti-hero’s relationship with Rose - an apparently innocent young waitress who stumbles on evidence linking Pinkie and his gang to a revenge killing.

Black Swan

Film

15

Tuesday 10 May 7.30pm £6, £7

The Oscar winning psychological thriller about a girl spiralling into breakdown as she endlessly fights to perfect her ballet performance as the Black Swan.

A thrilling and terrifying journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the duplicitous Swan Queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect.

Contains strong sex, language and bloody images

True Grit

Director Darren Aronofsky 2011 108mins Starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey

15

Tuesday 24 May 7.30pm £6, £7 Contains scenes of violence

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Director Joel Coen, Ethan Coen 2011 111mins Starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper

Fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross joins an aging U.S. marshal and another lawman in tracking her father's killer into hostile Indian territory in this adaptation of Charles Portis' original novel. Sticking more closely to the source material than the 1969 John Wayne version it tells the story from the young girl's perspective, and re-teams the celebrated Coen Brothers with their producing partner Scott Rudin.

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The African Queen

PG

Monday 6 June 7.30pm £6, £7

Contains moderate threat and violence

Oranges And Sunshine

PG

Contains strong language and references to child sex abuse

Wednesday 7 September 7.30pm £6, £7 Contains mild violence

Based on the book by C.S. Forester, this wartime romantic adventure sees a mismatched pair forced to travel together down a hazardous East African river. As they face dangers and devise an ingenious way to destroy an enemy gunboat, both discover new sides to their personalities and before long their passionate dislike turns to love.

Director Jim Loach 2011 105mins Starring Hugo Weaving, Emily Watson, David Wenham, Tara Morice

The true story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals in recent times: the forced migration of children from the UK. Almost single-handedly and against overwhelming odds, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

Tuesday 5 July 7.30pm £6, £7

The Big Sleep

Director John Huston 1951 105mins Starring Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Walter Gotell

PG

Director Howard Hawks 1946 114 mins Black & White Starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers

Summoned by the dying General Sternwood, Philip Marlowe is asked to deal with several problems that are troubling his family. Marlowe finds that each problem centers about the disappearance of Sternwood‘s favoured employee who has left with a mobster‘s wife. Each of the problems becomes a cover for something else as Marlowe probes.

Comedy

Comedy

Liverpool Comedy Festival

Andy Parsons Friday 29 April 8pm £15, £20

‘Parsons is on cracking form’ The Sunday Times

This event may contain material that is not suitable for under 18s

Stay at Hope Street Hotel 2 person package £150 Includes tickets & accommodation

Jimmy Carr Laughter Therapy

Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 September 8pm £25, £30 Not suitable for under 16s

Lee Nelson’s Well New Tour Friday 25 November 8pm £22.50, £27.50

This event may contain material that is not suitable for under 18s

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Star of BBC’s Mock The Week and Live At The Apollo, Andy Parsons is also a Time Out Award winner, New Zealand International Comedy Award winner and Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival Award winner. This is his third UK tour. It may be his last. There’s only so much of the UK a man needs to see. So he will be holding nothing back, the show will shave even closer – and will be nothing but the whole truth, slightly embellished.

Laughter Therapy is Carr’s ninth solo show. It’ll be an evening of none stop jokes, gags and banter.

If you’ve got a sick sense of humour then maybe laughter is the best medicine. Not to be taken if you have a sensitive disposition or an overactive moral compass. Recommended dose: one brand new show to be taken annually (I said annually).

BBC Three’s breakout hit comedy sensation Lee Nelson brings you the live version of Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show written, performed and staring critically-acclaimed character comic Simon Brodkin.

Last summer he took Lee Nelson’s Well Good Edinburgh Show to the Fringe, selling every single ticket and receiving rave reviews.

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Accessibility

Most of or facilities are fully accessible for wheelchair users, although access to the Circle is via stairs. For full information on accessibility, please visit liverpoolphil.com/accessibility Please let the Box Office know of your specific requirements when booking, so we can help you to make best use of our facilities.

A large print version of this brochure is available by calling 0151 210 2895.

Refreshments are provided.

The experience lasts approximately three hours.

To book a place on the tour call the Box Office 0151 709 3789 or book online at liverpoolphil.com

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Seating Plan

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

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The Metropolitan Boroughs of Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral.

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April

7.30pm

Russell Watson

P01

7.30pm

Rumer

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7.30pm

Ensemble 10/10: American Dream

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7.30pm

European Opera Centre The…

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Film: Brighton Rock

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Lunchtime Concert

P22

After 8: Gary Fletcher Band

P12

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2.30pm

Lunchtime Learning RLPO: Don Quixote

8.30pm

After 8: Thomas Lang

7.30pm

RLPO: St. John Passion

TalkTalk Family Concert

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Joe Brown In Concert

P02

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Katie Melua

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8.30pm

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Grimethorpe Colliery Band

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Rodewald Concert Series: Paul Lewis

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RLPO: Don Quixote

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RLPO: Award-winning Manfred

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After 8: Rua Mac Millan…

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The Solid Silver 60s Show

Comedy: Andy Parsons

RLPO: Chaplin’s The Pilgrim After 8: Dick Gaughan

G*mania

Kerry Ellis & Brian May Madeleine Peyroux

Lunchtime Learning

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Discover The Classics

P20

7.30pm

Tango Fire: Flames Of Desire

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Film: Black Swan

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RLPO: The Inextinguishable

League Of Welldoers

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The Ukulele Orchestra of GB

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RLPO: Heroes

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The Three Bs

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Session A9

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Liverpool Philharmonic Youth…

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After 8: Preston Reed Liverpool Welsh Choral Film: True Grit

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Richard Marx

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Roger Hodgson

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Workshops for Children

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Workshops for Children

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Summer Pops: Night at the Ballet

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Film: The African Queen

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Lunchtime Learning

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RLPO: Song of the Night

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Loudon Wainwright III

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Sing Live Merseyside

Spirit of Merseyside Awards

Lunchtime Concert

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RLPO: Petrenko’s Elgar

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SuperConcert

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Summer Pops: White Nights

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Prom Praise

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TalkTalk Family Concert

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Don McLean

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Summer Pops: Gorgeous Gershwin

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Summer Pops: Three Phantoms

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Crosby Symphony Orchestra

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Syriana with Ensemble 10/10

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Film: Oranges And Sunshine

Summer Pops: Last Night of the Pops

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Spooky Men’s Chorale

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International Beatle Week

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Summer Pops: Magic of the Musicals

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International Beatle Week

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International Beatle Week

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8pm

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Jimmy Cliff

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P09 P10

Comedy: Jimmy Carr

P33

Film: The Big Sleep

P32

Comedy: Jimmy Carr

P33

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick and Lau P10

Book now at liverpoolphil.com

To Book

By post / In person Box Office, Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BP By telephone 0151 709 3789 By facsimile 0151 210 2902 see liverpoolphil.com/tickets for terms and conditions.

Box Office Opening Times

In person Monday to Saturday 10am to 5.30pm Telephone booking Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 5.30pm Sunday 12 noon to 5pm

All major credit and debit cards are accepted Mastercard / Visa / Amex / Delta / Maestro.

Please make cheques payable to ‘RLPS’.

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Pre-order your interval drinks and find them ready, at a table, at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall's fully licensed cafe bar, Rubato.

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