Crosby Herald from Crosby, Merseyside, England • 24

24 Crosby Herald Thursday August 2 1990 JSL I Showboat bookings Empire Theatre is now takings bookings for the Kern and Hammerstein musical Brookside star Jimmy takes to come Noel highly of Artist brush for with success at the Edinburgh Festival a 1920s treat BROOKSIDE actor Dean Sullivan alias Jimmy Corkhill has a long way since his teaching days in Crosby He took time out from the popular soap recently to direct a Coward play in the open air at Speke Hall! Dean used to teach at St Halsall Primary School And his new title did not deter the audience many of whom entered into the spirit of this Noel Coward comedy by dressing in fashions picnic and some More than 1500 spectators packed into Speke old moat for the play which was staged on July 20 and 2 1 The west side of the Hall formed the backdrop for the productions The Theatre the company staged a successful production Oscar Importance of Now Dean is directing plays with as Jimmy Corkhill Brookside Dean: Being combining his role in Added have been made a regular main character in Brookside Since April I have been more heavily involved Liverpool Company produced as part of the Merseyside Festival of Comedy Last year at Speke Hall Said Dean: people came along in striped blazers and boaters and in Charleston era costumes And many had come with a Stamp out a welcome 'MM Silii THE relative peace and tranquility of Isle of Luing forms the perfect setting for former Crosby teacher Edna Whyte to reflect on her time in Waterloo The Scottish based artist spent happy and productive as head of the art department at Merchant School For Girls At the height of the Swinging Sixties Edna was at the forefront of the artistic and cultural revolution which spawned great names such as David Hockney and Andy Warhol but there the comparisons end A current exhibition of her work is showing in two restaurants in Edinburgh as part of the festival Running concurrently at Seafood Bar on Assembly Street in Leith and Wines From Paris at The Vaults on Giles Street Leith both exhibitions are on until September 2 mw displays and talks on all different philatelic subjects The Society meets on the last Friday of each month (except August and December) from 730pm until 930pm at the Crosby Central Library For further details contact the society secretary Chris Greenbank on 07048 77659 or go along to one of the meetings CROSBY Philatelic Society has now issued its summer programme For a £2 subscription the society can offer you ten meetings a year: guest speakers visits competitions bourse an annual auction a quarterly newsletter exchange packet and the society library At the meetings individual guest speakers or other societies visit the society and give mmm I Similarity -r Feast of foreign arts and fun Edna who lives on the Isle of Luing on the west coast of Scotland says there is a great deal of similarity between the Waterloo coast line and that of her present home She said used to live on the front I had such a panoramic view from my house Both places are dominated by the west coast sea board and have great parallels They are both retrospective and Her present exhibition includes work from her time at Merchant Of those years Edna says were very formative years for me and provided great scope for my Edna moved to Scotland over 20 years ago and became a partner in the Longhouse Buttery on the Isle Of Luing Productive Her family originally came from Aberdeen and for the moment she is putting her entrepreneurial skills on hold in order to pursue what has been a productive for her artistically Originally from London she moved into teaching Proud to be associated with Merchant she said she was hoping that all her old friends and colleagues would be able to see her exhibitions mffl iii International theatre hits the road in Southport this week with the launch of Serogie Streetlive Dancers musicians and actors from the Virgin Islands Sweden Portugal and Italy are due in town on Saturday to provide the annual pavement extravaganza Southport Arts Centre continues the foreign theme on August 22 and 23 with Cypriot and Mexican dance and music And on August 31 Italian band La Ciapa Rusa takes the stage at the centre Tickets are available from the box office on Southport 540011 mm Edna Whyte Code NA Arts Centre fringe starts at the Unity Unity has a treat in store for lazy theatre-lovers as they stage the best of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the city The smallest of the venues is playing host to ten companies en route to Fringe 90 so Merseysiders can catch all the latest plays without a trek up the M6 From July 31 to August 11 the Unity will have at least two performances of theatre poety and dance each evening They boast shows from all corners of the globe including Japan and Russia Classic theatre comes from on Parole and True scouse talent is on offer in the shape of and Girls featuring work by Shaun Duggan Topics covered range from the socially important (Dogruff) to the irreverent (Spotlite) to the ridiculous (Dr Very Nasty Theatre Group) Live music will be performed in the foyer and auditorium by Lenny Napier Anna Green and the Wizards of Twiddly Tickets are available from the Hope Place box office Starter for io 1 Who is the new Sports Minister? 2 Whose 75th birthday appeal recently reached the target of £500 thousand? 3 Who is the new Archbishop of Canterbury? 4 Which controversial book did not receive the Royal seal of approval last week? 5 Who will receive a £28 million pay rise from next year? 6 Who was recently appointed the first Minister For Women? 7 Who defeated the legendary Sir Donald cricketing record? 7 Which Liverpool MP is leading a campaign to secure a pardon for a man who was hanged nearly 40 years ago? 8 Who came and went in the space of 17 hours last week? 9 Which goon died 10 years ago? 10 Which Liverpool theatres have been threatened with closure? ANSWERS: sajivsqi asnoqUojj puv savpag J9t9J '6 Z3d (jpiMMia) fajvj qog 7 atuavuQ '9 uaanQ jbisdsiq Sutunoj 'p -fojoj aSuoaQ puauanay tqStg at il lojidsofj iajq uapjy smyiy uaqog 7 SHOWING at Southport Arts Centre cinema today is American Tail a Steve Spielberg co-produced animated film about the Mousekevitz family of mice who flee from Cossack Cats and travel from Russia to America It starts at 4pm And this evening at 745pm stunning visual images of the planet to the vibrant music of Philip Glass Next week Tuesday to Thursday August 7-9 see The Golden Voice (U) each day at 4pm and Seven Samurai (15) at 745pm Phil in TV Prom AS Part of the Merseyside Festival of Comedy Trev And Simon well-known entertainers from the TV programme Going Live held a one night show at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall as part of their national Stupid Tour writes Vivienne Nixon The show was introduced by the Sister Brothers one of Trev and satirical acts mocking the likes of Bros and Pat and Mick Others included Robin and Ray two the brilliantly funny world of the strange a skit on mystic conmen and the Singing Corner a hippy folk band The theatre was in constant uproar and there were obviously many fans present ranging from all ages From the start of the show the audience who did not need much enthusiastically joined encouragement Madness They presented their songs with tremendous energy and acrobatic skill One of the singers even jumped on to the box stalls inviting people to join in Supremes Following on from them was Glass an up-and-coming female Soul band whose resemblance to The Supremes was openly admitted by their rendition of Stop In The Name Of Love They performed their own material along with their own dance routines The most popular act was undoubtedly Paul Morocco an American alternative juggler whose wit equalled his unusual juggling talents He took a seven-year-old boy from the audience and confidentally balanced him on his shoulders whilst riding a unicycle A party atmosphere was what the show intended to create and it certainly succeeded although the Singing offering of one carton of Vimto and a packet of Custard Creams did not exactly satisfy the audience but the humour was certainly plentiful and that provided all the refreshment needed The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Philharmonic Choir will be seen on TV from the Albert Hall next month Their concert is one of only three to be screened live from the Proms on September 2 Libor Pesek will conduct the Phil in Eroica Symphony and the choir is to join in for the Glagolitic Mass by Janacek The RLPO is celebrating its 150th anniversary and the BBC will screen a special documentary on its success on the same night THERE is a new Number One this week by Elvi Rhodes but how long it will stay there is guess because Gremlins II released in conjunction with the film has sneaked in ominously at Number Ten 1 (5) House of Banneau Elvi Rhodes (Corgi £399) 2 (2) With Love From Ma Maguire Ruth Hamilton (Corgi £399) 3 (1) Clear and Present Danger Tom Clancy (Fontana £499) 4 (4) Out Of The Ashes Maisie Mosco (Fontana £399) 5 (3) Old Sins Penny Vicenzi (Rowan £499) 6 (6) The Business Charlotte Bingham (Bantam £499) 7 (9) Silver Penny Jordan (Worldwide £395) 8 (8) Star Danielle Steele (Sphere £399) 9 -0) The Dick Tracy Casebook (Penguin £699) 10 (-) Gremlins II David Bischoff (Corgi £299) in The Stupid complemented three guests the show with their complete lack of restraint Fat And Frantic who appeared twice are an all-male pop skiffle group and could be described as a kind of 4.