The Epstein Theatre Announces A Packed Month Of Entertainment This April

Panto fun; a Shakespeare double bill; and a world premiere all combine to make April an unmissable month at Liverpool's Epstein Theatre.

Opening April in egg-cellent fashion, is a show of epic proportions - the giant Easter Panto Jack and the Beanstalk, entertaining audiences until Sunday 8 April. This production from LHK Productions stars Liverpool's Ray Quinn as hapless hero Jack. With a beanstalk reaching the heavens, golden geese and hungry giants, this show really is too big to miss.

Daniel Taylor Productions presents an alternating repertoire of two of Shakespeare's classic plays, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet from Wednesday 11 April - Saturday 21 April. A Midsummer Night's Dream received rave reviews during its 2017 run; back by popular demand this production of Shakespeare's effervescent comedy is high energy and laugh-out-loud with all the vitality of its earliest performances.

From comedy to tragedy, in one of the greatest love stories of all time - this new adaptation of Romeo & Juliet will be set in 1880s strife torn Protestant and Catholic Liverpool, and explores the destructive impact of religious sectarianism close to home. In this adaptation, two star-crossed lovers are caught between their feuding noble families, the Catholic Montagues and Protestant Capulets, resulting in tragic consequences.

The quest is on to find the holy grail of pop memorabilia in the brand-new stage comedy Lennon's Banjo, which comes to the Epstein Theatre in its world stage premiere from Tuesday 24 April - Saturday 5 May!

Set in present day Liverpool the show includes an intriguing mix of fact and fiction, telling the fascinating story of John Lennon's missing childhood banjo. When Beatles tour guide Barry Seddon finds a letter written by John Lennon, he unearths a clue to solving the greatest mystery in pop history - the whereabouts of Lennon's first musical instrument which has been missing for 60 years. But Barry's loose tongue alerts Texan dealer Travis Lawson to the priceless relic.

In an attempt to get his hands on the letter and the clues, he persuades his wife Cheryl to befriend the hapless tour guide and win his affections. The race to find Lennon's Banjo is on! Featuring an all-star cast which includes a special guest appearance by Beatles original drummer Pete Best, who will play himself in three special performances.

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