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Last Chance to Catch Brando in Liverpool!

After being awarded an unprecedented 10 out of 10 during it’s recent five night run at Liverpool’s Unity theatre, and attracting rave reviews on its first ever UK Tour, Waiting for Brando, the play everyone is talking about, appears in Liverpool for one last night at the Valley Community Theatre in Netherley.

Co-author and Producer Mike Morris said: ‘We really want to engage with local communities, and people who don’t normally attend theatre. We also want to support this important community based theatre and we feel the best way of doing this is bringing this high quality play out to Netherley for our last night in Liverpool.’

Martin Ball, the Director of Valley Community Theatre said, ‘Having such a prestigious play come out to Netherley is a huge boost for us and an important scoop for the community. This is serious drama, and I’m sure people in this area would appreciate its quality. I’d urge people to come and see this play and help support your local community theatre.

Once again we have negotiated a superb discount for Unison and Unite members who can get tickets for £6/£4 by quoting the code ‘Union’ at the box office.

‘Waiting for Brando’ is being performed at The Valley Community Theatre Theatre on Tuesday 14^th May. Tickets cost £7/£5 concessions. For tickets click here or call the box office on 0151- 488- 0364.

Valley Community Theatre: Childwall Valley Road, Netherley, Liverpool, Merseyside, L27 3YA

For more details contact Co-writer and Producer, Mike Morris: 07841830628 / mike@waitingforbrando.co.uk. 

Liverpool Echo Awards Waiting for Brando 10 out of 10!

 Two incredible review for Brando this week, including one form the Liverpool Echo that awarded the play 10 out of 10, with the comment, ‘Two great new playwrights in our midst – with an acting company to match. It really doesn’t come any better, and their subsequent tour will only go to show that Liverpool still exports the very best in drama.’ Click here to read the review in full

Vicki Goodwin calls the play ‘A truly captivating experience’ in her review in ‘The Public Reviews’ on-line magazine. Read the full review here.

Bay TV Liverpool have recorded a great interview with Mike and Carl including clips from the rehearsals.

Watch it here

Another Union offers its support to Waiting for Brando

Following on from Union North West’s support, Unite, the Union, North West, have also stepped                                 forward to sponsor the play. Unite’s North West regional secretary, Mick Whitley, said, ’It’s great to see a play, written by union members, make it to the stage and onto a national tour. It was hugely popular in 2012 when it first appeared and we want to give our members the opportunity to see a performance of the play everyone is talking about’. A discount code is now available for Unite members who wish to see the play. Click here to go to the page and access the code.

Waiting for Brando returns for a Spring Tour in April & May 2013

Click on the video below to view the new trailer.

Waiting for Brando returns for a five night run at The Unity Theatre Liverpool, April 16 – 20, followed by dates in Cockermouth – April 25, Tunbridge Wells – April 27th and Redhill, Surrey - April 29th. We’re then back in Liverpool for one night at the Valley Theatre in Netherley – May 14th, followed by two nights in the Wilde Theatre at the South Hill Arts Centre in Berkshire. Tickets are now on sale for all dates and can be bought by clicking on the links on the right hand side of the page. Looking forward to seeing you on the tour!

You can book Waiting for Brando for your theatre by emailing mike@waitingforbrando.co.uk.

All previous performances were sold out (see the review pages)

click here to secure your tickets for the Liverpool shows now

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Waiting for Brando is a new play written by Mike Morris & Steve Higginson. Its debut was at The Unity Theatre, Liverpool, from Tuesday 22nd to Thursday 24th May 2012.

At present the writers and production team are developing plans for their next performances and working on raising the necessary support to take it touring around the UK.

Click here to read the reviews

America 1953 – A country made paranoid by McCarthy’s anti-communist witch-hunts is beginning to march to the sound of civil rights, the birth of rock and roll and the new ‘teenage’ rebel.

Two Liverpool merchant seamen, Eddie and Vinnie – both ‘Cunard Yanks’, meet up in a New York dockside bar to drink away the afternoon before their ship sails for home. But all is not as it seems, and past tensions threaten to overwhelm their future plans.

In a studio in New York, Legendary director Elia Kazan works on the screenplay for ’On The Waterfront’, still haunted by his decision to ‘name names’ at Senator McCarthys witch-hunting hearings, with ex-brother in arms, playwright Arthur Miller, perched on his shoulder as the conscience of America.

And looming large over all is the smouldering presence of Marlon Brando, fresh from the critical acclaim of the Wild One and awaiting his entrance as longshoreman Terry Malloy in On The Water Front, the film that will truly launch him on to the world stage.

Loyalties and friendships are tested in this fast tale of brotherhood and betrayal, secrets and showdowns. And all the time, Brando waits for his moment….

 

Waiting for Brando is directed by Carl Cockram, a well-known and experienced director, who also stars as Arthur Miller. The other members of an all-star Liverpool cast are Paul Duckworth, Joe Shipman and Danny Hayes.

The play is supported by Arts Council England, The Unity Theatre’s Making Art scheme, and features as part of the 2012 Writing on the Wall Festival.