by Malcolm Pheby | Oct 26, 2019 | Liverpool, Movies, Theatre
There was quite a coincidence in the Liverpool theatre world this month in 1985. While Willie Russell was finishing his play Shirley Valentine about a bored Merseyside housewife who finds a new zest for life on a Greek holiday, Liverpool Playhouse were importing 30...
by Malcolm Pheby | Aug 31, 2019 | Celebrity, Liverpool, Movies
Actors and actresses have odd high points in their careers. Sometimes the most unusual roles or cameos attract the greatest public acclaim. So it was for double Oscar-winning actress Glenda Jackson, who made her name at the Royal Shakespeare Company after learning her...
by Malcolm Pheby | Mar 30, 2019 | Liverpool, Movies
It comes as no surprise that Liverpool is the most filmed city in the UK after London. The city’s docks and distinctive architecture have been the setting for movies as varied as Letter to Brezhnev, gritty strike film Dockers and the romantic escapism of Shirley...
