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A brand new
musical for Liverpool - "Heart & Soul"
LIVERPOOL’S Applet Music Productions are delighted to announce
that Heart and Soul, a brand new musical set in the City, will make
its premiere at the Epstein Theatre next March. Running from 13
March 2013 to 16 March 2013, Heart and Soul follows the
rollercoaster journey of a young woman’s quest for success in the
cut-throat music industry, whilst juggling love life and family
drama.
This inspirational production is packed with original songs,
spanning the genres from motown to rock, dance, ballads and even
jazz, entirely written, orchestrated and played by the show’s
producers, Liverpool duo Maria Cavanagh and Indra Nathaniel of
Applet Music Productions.
It’s Liverpool in the mid 90’s and Cathy Mason, a gifted
singer/songwriter, receives another rejection letter from a record
company. Disheartened, still living at home with her loving yet
unfulfilled mother and recently redundant and bitter father Cathy
wonders whether she is destined to perform at dingy pubs and clubs
forever, but is determined to make it big. When Cathy’s destiny
becomes entangled in a love triangle between her childhood
sweetheart and a Memphis Record Producer, deceit and betrayal
threaten to shatter her dreams.
A talented local cast is confirmed for Heart and Soul - Tricia
McTeague (vocalist for Ronan Keating and ITV’s The X-Factor) will
take on the lead role of ‘Cathy’ whilst actress and
Radio City presenter Claire Simonsen plays Cathy’s Mother. Cathy’s
spirited best friend and backing vocalist Nicky is played by Charlie
Griffiths whilst her 2 potential love interests, childhood
sweetheart Michael Carlucci and Memphis Record Producer Red Carson
are played by Liverpool’s own Jay Podmore and Emmerdale’s Kivan Dene
respectively. The show is being directed by well known local
director Sylvie Gatrill.
Set in a time before the fast track routes provided by The Voice and
The X Factor changed the music industry, Heart and Soul is an
insight into the highs and lows of trying to ‘make it’
and how constant rejection creates self doubt, leading to
disastrous consequences. Heart and Soul explores themes of
unrequited love, unfulfilled ambitions, true friendship and the
tenderness and love between Mother and Daughter.
Maria Cavanagh and Indra Nathaniel of Applet productions said:-
“Heart and Soul has been eighteen months in the making – or much
longer when you consider it is based on our own personal experience.
We composed the music and lyrics, arranged and recorded it, created
the story and script… Set in the 1990s, in Liverpool, before Pop
Idol and X Factor, The story of ‘Cathy Mason’, is loosely based on
our own journey, of dealing with broken promises and utter
rejection, from a Music Industry that can destroy dreams in an
instant.”
Featuring 15 original songs including the unforgettable and touching
ballads, If I Only Had, Someone and Love Everlasting to the show
stopping numbers ‘Get Ready’, ‘You Can Do
Anything’ and ‘Boy From Memphis.’ Heart and
Soul will leave audiences emotionally drained and excited! Destined
for stardom, caught within the traumas of a love triangle that
threatens to destroy her dream, can Cathy find love and achieve
success? Find out in March at the Epstein Theatre.
‘You will only achieve what you truly believe’
The show, "Heart and Soul", takes place from
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 to Saturday, 16 March 2013, at:- 2.30pm and
7:30pm Wednesday, Thusday and Saturday and on Friday 5pm and 8.30pm,
at the The Epstein Theatre, Hanover House, 85 Hanover Street,
Liverpool, L1 3DZ. Box Office:- 0844 888 4411 or
online, both subject to booking
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World darts
champion aims to take on shoppers in Birkenhead
SHARP shooting shoppers in
Birkenhead will be aiming for the bullseye when they pit their
skills against 2 time world darts champion Adrian Lewis this week.
The reigning Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Ladbroke winner
will be at Albermarle Bond pawnbrokers in The Grange and Pyramids
Shopping Centre on Thursday evening (Dec 6) to play against
customers and sign Christmas cards. Adrian, 27, whose nickname in
the sport is ‘Jackpot’, will be at the oche in the
Borough Pavement store from 5.30pm onwards, and after showing off
the kind of polished performance which took him to the world title
in both 2011 and 2012 he will invite shoppers to throw against him.
The special sporting event is coinciding with late night shopping
and also a £10m clearance sale being organised by the company, which
sponsors Adrian, with top quality new and second-hand jewellery
being offered at discounts of up to 50%. There will also be a watch
expert in store giving advice on any purchases and free jewellery
cleaning.
Jess Sanders, the store assistant manager, said:- “We are absolutely
delighted to welcome Adrian to the Birkenhead Albermarle Bond.
“We’re setting up a darts board and we are sure lots of people will
want to come along and meet him; and also try to beat him. I know
there are quite a few good darts players in this area so it will be
interesting to see if anyone can get the better of him. Our aim is
to try to get our customers involved in what promises to be a great
night.”
Derek Millar, Commercial Director for The Grange and Pyramids
Shopping Centre, said:- “We are very practiced at welcoming
high profile guests because we are a busy town centre shopping
centre and a lot of the stores we have here are selected to host
events such as this one. Adrian’s visit is sure to encourage lots of
people to Birkenhead on Thursday and ensure we are ‘on target’ for
another bumper late night shopping day at The Grange and Pyramids
Shopping Centre.”
The store will be dressed up for Christmas and Santa will be there
to hand out little treats and drinks to customers. Jess
added:- “Our £10 Million Clearance Sale involves our branches
right across the country. There are thousands of items on offer and
we will have a fabulous selection of jewellery at Birkenhead.
Everything will be offered at a discount, with the biggest saving
being 50%. The most expensive piece we have on sale are diamond
cluster earrings which have been reduced by half from £800 to £400.
But we also have more affordable pieces from about £30. We are very
excited about Christmas because indications are we are about to have
our busiest ever year, with takings at the branch up 44 per cent on
this time in 2011. That means there’s really something to celebrate
and Adrian’s appearance will certainly help us to do that with our
customers.”
Adrian, who hails from Stoke-on-Trent, initially made his big
breakthrough in 2004, having enjoyed success in the British Teenage
Open before qualifying for the UK Open and Las Vegas Desert Classic
that summer. He went on to become only the 3rd player in
the sport’s history, after Eric Bristow and Raymond van Barneveld,
to win the world title and retain it the following year. Adrian
reached the 2011 final courtesy of victories over Tony Eccles, Mark
Dudridge, Robert Thornton, Vincent van der Voort and Mark Webber,
winning the match and the championship 7 to 5. He retained the
world title by beating Andy Hamilton 7 to 3 in the final and is
currently being tipped to win a third successive PDC World
Championship title at Alexandra Palace on New Year’s Day.
For more information about late night shopping at The Grange and
Pyramids Shopping Centre where parking is only £2 for the whole day,
go to:-
grangeandpyramids.co.uk. |
