Overload Festival 2014

Overload Festival 2014 Running from 18th MARCH - 11th APRIL
8 SHOWS////20 PERFORMANCES////4 VENUES////1 FESTIVAL
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Overload is a theatrical festival that places 8 shows, with 20 performances, into 4 venues across Liverpool in the space of just under 4 weeks! Overload showcases the best and brightest talent that Liverpool John Moores University Drama has to offer. The Festival will run from the 18th March - 11th April 2014 opening at Blade Factory with Mercury Fur (18th- 19th) by Philip Ridley; as the sun goes

down the party spirals out of control for two brothers and they realise the success of the evening will not just safeguard their security, but their very existence depends on it.

*Locks (Upper Gym, 25th- 26th) -set in the Deep South, this new play explores sexuality and status in a women’s prison.

*Forget-Me-Not (Joe H. Makin Theatre, 28th- 29th) -in the castle of the Kingdom of Wales there is no place for fantasy but we can all dream. A musical tale of love lost and gained in a struggle for power.

*Memoirs Of A Killer (Joe H. Makin Theatre, 1st- 2nd) ¬–Six souls linger in Limbo awaiting the judgement of one Levi Bellfield. Let us delve deep into the minds of one of Britain’s most notorious killers and his victims. This piece of physical theatre unearths his otherworldly dark fantasies and reveals the deluded reality he created for himself and the souls in his path. 'Let the judgement commence...'

Bryony Lavery’s Beautiful Burnout (Upper Gym, 4th – 5th) -a thrilling piece of highly physical theatre that immerses the audience in the explosive world of boxing.

*The C-Word (Joe H. Makin Theatre, 6th- 7th) -a unique experience that challenges audience perceptions of cancer. A visually striking yet emotive piece of verbatim theatre.

*Wasting Efforts (Haus, 9th - 10th) -wasted people and the waste of the world. A story of a society gone too far –a generation lost to the scrapheap. Makin Theatre with Covers Up (10th- 11th) - developed by our own third year student Gemma Oliver this new show explores; couples, conversations and covers. Examining relationships, one bed at a time. New love, old love, lost love, true love, loyal love, no love.



*Indicates premieres of new works by LJMU Drama students.

FionaFilby
16/04/2014

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12/04/2014

Overload Festival is now officially over -it's been an absolutely wonderful festival and we're sad to see it end. The show have been of an amazing quality and we're very glad to have put on this showcase and worked with such an amazing pool of talent from across all 3 years of Liverpool John Moores' Drama department!

Thank you to all who came to the shows with your outstanding support -as without you the shows could not go on. We at the publicity team would like to thank you personally, for liking and supporting the page as it is your collective liking, sharing, retweeting, mentioning to friends and family that has made the festival such a success. Thank you.

The Facebook and Twitter pages will remain up so people can revisit pictures from their favourite shows etc. but the website will be coming down in the immediate future.

There have been 20 performances from 4 venues across Liverpool in just under 4 weeks with 8 spectacular shows, this has been Overload 2014!

12/04/2014

Well done to everyone involved on 'Covers Up' on 3 superb shows -it was a brilliantly honest, touching and funny piece! A great mixture of multimedia in the performance too with great direction. Also a big thank you to all of those came to see the performances, your support was much appreciated.

11/04/2014

Last two performances of the entire festival today, 'Covers Up' had a brilliant reception last night, thanks to the wonderful audience who came to see it, and today is last chance you have to catch it. Firstly we have the half price ticket matinee at 2PM -with tickets from £1.50 before the final show-closing evening performance at 7.30PM. Showing at the Joe H. Makin Drama Theatre, Pilgrim St.

The only way to get tickets is to get them on the door, if still available. We hope you enjoy the show and break a metaphorical leg to the 'Covers Up' cast & crew!

FionaFilby
11/04/2014

FionaFilby

A few rehearsal shots from one of the tech days.
Matinee today at 2pm and the last performance tonight at 7.30pm.

10/04/2014

Congratulations on a brilliant send off performance by the 'Wasting Efforts' cast & crew -certainly not a wasted opportunity. A superb show with a wonderfully driven narrative! Well done all involved and many thanks to those who came to see the show!

Tonight the final show of the festival 'COVERS-UP' (7.30PM START) will be opening at the Joe H. Makin Drama Centre as 'W...
10/04/2014

Tonight the final show of the festival 'COVERS-UP' (7.30PM START) will be opening at the Joe H. Makin Drama Centre as 'WASTING EFFORTS' draws to close at Haus (8PM). The show examines relationships and couples all confined to a bed. The performance uses multimedia & projection to bring to life the stories that reflect on who we are between the sheets.

http://www.overloadfestival.co.uk/covers-up/4583263624

You can reserve tickets for tomorrow's shows (2PM Half Price Matinee & 7.30PM Evening show) online at;

http://www.overloadfestival.co.uk/ticket-reservations/4583263639

*Any requests for reservations for tonight's performance will not be registered but tickets are available on the door on a first come first served basis, so it is advised to be early. There are also tickets left for tonight's performance of 'Wasting Efforts' however some are standing places and it is best advised to be early to get seated tickets if you can.

09/04/2014

Get voting for your favourite ' Covers Up' couples folks a.s.a.p!

09/04/2014

Due to an unforeseen issue both performances of WASTING EFFORTS will now start at 8.00pm, we apologies for any inconveniences this may cause.

FionaFilby
09/04/2014

FionaFilby

On Wednesday 9th & Thursday 10th at Haus Greenland Street, 7.30PM both performances £6 & £3 concession tickets are available. Please reserve via www.overloadfestival.co.uk or at the box office (open Wednesday 9th from 12-2pm & 4.30-6pm).

Last chance to see the festival this week with the last two shows starting with 'Wasting Efforts' on 9TH & 10TH (7.30PM...
08/04/2014

Last chance to see the festival this week with the last two shows starting with 'Wasting Efforts' on 9TH & 10TH (7.30PM Performances, no matinees).

In an undisclosed location in Liverpool six individuals live in an abandoned warehouse, sorting through the rubbish of the city. They are not here by choice - democracy has judged them as waste. This is the story of their wasted lives in the waste of the city and their realisation of who they are and what they have become

http://www.overloadfestival.co.uk/wasting-efforts/4583263623

Finally the show-stopping last piece of the festival closes with 'Covers-Up' on 10TH & 11TH in the Joe H. Makin Theatre -examining couples and relationships as well as what really happens between the sheets.

http://www.overloadfestival.co.uk/covers-up/4583263624

TICKETS are £6 full-price and £3 concessions (which includes students). You can reserve them online at; http://www.overloadfestival.co.uk/ticket-reservations/4583263639

Or alternatively in person! Just come along to the box office which will be open tomorrow at the Joe H. Makin Drama Centre from 12pm-2pm & 4.30pm-6pm.

In an undisclosed location in Liverpool six individuals live in an abandoned warehouse, sorting through the rubbish of the city. They are not here by choice - democracy has judged them as waste. This is the story of their wasted lives in the waste of the city and their realisation of who they are an...

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