REVOLUTION VS LET IT BE: Tom Connor as Paul McCartney and Mark Newnham as John Lennon
[Andrew AB Photography]
HENRY BELL is fascinated by the underlying curiosities and contradictions of one of the great poets of the Mediterranean
DAVID RENTON recommends a books that explores the ways in which disabled people are made to feel both of and not part of this world
JONATHAN TAYLOR is fascinated by the philosophical problems that permeate the art of life-writing
GORDON PARSONS steps warily in between the lines of Britain’s most famous diarist
SIMON DUFF recommends a recording of Arvo Part that takes the listener on a pilgrimage through seemingly distant times and events of the Bible
Come Together
The Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
OPENED in 1826, Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre was forced to close in 1996, due to the dilapidated state of the building. The new theatre opened its doors in 2000, intent on being a writer’s theatre with plays and performances that challenge the artistic, social and political orthodoxy of the day, together with community-focused activities.
Many productions focus on new writing, in particular with a Liverpool theme, using a largely Liverpool cast and crew.
It’s obvious that at some point drama and music about Liverpool’s Fab Four would be included. The show Come Together explores the Lennon and McCartney partnership from their first meeting as teenagers to the break-up of the Beatles 13 years later – everything from the Quarrymen all the way through to Abbey Road.
SYLVIA HIKINS casts an eye across the contemporary art brought to a city founded on colonialism and empire
