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The Champion • Wednesday 18 December 2013CMBAVisit us @ www.ChampNews.com • 17Night of 60smagic promisedat PhilharmonicReport by Henry JamesTHE Sensational Sixties Experience is comingto the Liverpool Philharmonic on Friday,January 24.The Marmalade, The Swinging Blue Jeans,Chris Farlowe and Steve Ellis’ Love Affair willbe appearing on the night.This line up from the 60’s will delivernostalgia and hits such as: The Marmalade –Ob–La–Di, Ob–La–Da, Falling Apart At TheSeams, Reflections Of My Life, Cousin Norman,Radancer. The Swinging Blue Jeans – HippyHippy Shake, You’re No Good, Good Goly MissMolly & Don’t Make Me Over. Steve Ellis’ LoveAffair – Everlasting Love, Rainbow Valley,Bringing On Back The Good Times, A DayWithout Love. Chris Farlowe – Out Of Time,Handbags and Gladrags, Let The HeartachesBegin, Reach Out I’ll Be There.The Marmalade has been described as beingunpretentious and irresistibly commercial. Thegroup made the UK charts in May 1968 withLovin’ Things and later, number one with theMarmalade anthem Ob La Di, Ob La Da, andanother classic Reflections Of My Life. Thenfollowed in quick succession: Cousin Norman,Back On The Road, Radancer and Falling apartAt The SeamsThe Swinging Blue Jeans has a history thatspans back to the 1960’s. Over the years theirhit singles: Hippy Hippy Shake, You’re NoGood, Good Golly Miss Molly and Don’t MakeMe Over have been the bedrock of the bandsmemorable live performances. The SwingingBlue Jeans has been led by Alan Lovell,faithfully carrying on the long tradition of theband. Peter Oakman continues with the bandto this day along with Jeff Bannister andPETER Pan has flown into The LiverpoolEmpire.It runs at the city over the festive seasonuntil Sunday, January 5.Taking on the role of the boy who nevergrew up is Liverpool’s Ray Quinn. Raybegan his career playing the part of AnthonyMurray in Channel 4’s hit soap Brookside, arole for which he won several soap awards,but it was ITV’s X Factor that reallypropelled him to fame in 2006. Ray thenwent on to win the 2009 series of Dancing onIce. Since then, Ray has enjoyed a successfulstage career starring in the musicals LegallyBlonde the Musical, Dirty Dancing andGrease, where he played the iconic role ofDanny Zuko.Also starring in this year’s festivespectacular is another Brookside’s LouisEmerick, who is starring as the ultimate‘boo hiss’ baddie Captain Hook. Louisstarred in Brookside for over 12 years wherehe portrayed the character of Mick Johnson.He has also appeared in some of TV’s mostpopular shows including Casualty, SilentGroup’s next production will be Bugsy MaloneTHE Waterloo and Crosby Theatre YouthGroup have just finished their pantomimeseason and now cannot wait to get startedon their new year production: BugsyMalone, which is being staged at the StarryNights Theatre from Friday, April 11 toSunday, April 13 2014.ENTERTAINMENTThe Swinging Blue JeansCode NAGraham Hollingworth who complete the lineup.Originally Chris Farlowe and TheThunderbirds started out in the late fifties.Chris later moved on to perform all overEurope and still does to this day. His hitsinclude classics like Out Of Time, Handbagsand Glad Rags (which was also released by RodStewart as a single ) Let The Heartaches Begin,and Reach Out I’ll Be There.Formed in 1967 Steve Ellis’ Love Affairstormed into the charts with Everlasting Love.At the time Steve was only 17 years of age butwith his distinctive powerful voice he and theband notched up further hits, Rainbow Valley,Bringing On Back The Good Times and A DayWithout Love.The evening will be hosted by Alan Moscafrom Freddie and The Dreamers.The concert commences at 7.30pm andtickets are available from the box office on0151 709 3789 or online @www.liverpoolphil.comhenry.james@champnews.comPeter Pan has flown into cityWitness, Last of the Summer Wine andHolby City.Following his portrayal as an Ugly Sisterlast year, Radio City’s Pete Price is back totread the boards once more and this year isplaying the part of a pirate!Joining Ray in panto this Christmas is hiswife and stage actress, Emma Stephens,who is cast as Wendy. The couple met whenthey appeared together in the London stageproduction of Grease and they tied the knotin 2012. Sean Mason is playing the part ofthe loveable Smee and Leanne Campbellwill star as Tiger Lily.Ray Quinn said: “Emma and I are reallyexcited to be working together overChristmas in Liverpool. The Empire is one ofthe best theatres in the country and I loveperforming here to a home crowd.”Louis Emerick added: “Panto is a big familytradition in Liverpool and the story of PeterPan is timeless. My aim is to be the meanestpanto villain and get the loudest boo’s inLiverpool this Christmas!”editorial@champnews.comRehearsals commence on Sunday,December 22 and further workshops willtake place during the school Christmasholidays. Newcomers to the youth group arewelcome to come to along to get involved.Further details at www.theatreco.org.uk.Enquiries to Leo on 07969 513087.Exhibition of work byworld–famous artistcoming to resortChance to see printsby Henri MatisseReport by Henry JamesAN exhibition of work by a world–famousartist is coming to Southport.Matisse: Drawing with Scissors. LateWorks 1950–1954 the Hayward TouringExhibition will open at The Atkinson nextFebruary.The French painter, sculptor and designer,Henri Matisse (1869–1954) was one of the20th century’s most influential artists. Hisvibrant works are celebrated for theirextraordinary richness and luminosity ofcolour.Matisse: Drawing with Scissors, from theSouthbank Centre, London features 35lithographic prints of the famous cut–outs,produced in the last four years of his life,when the artist was confined to his bed. Itincludes many of his iconic images, such asThe Snail and the Blue Nudes.Matisse continued creating highly originalworks into his eighties. For his cut–outs heused paper hand–painted with gouache,laid down in abstract or figurative patterns.He said: “The paper cut–out allows me todraw in the colour. Instead of drawing theoutline and putting the colour inside it. Idraw straight into the colour.” The colourshe used were so strong that he was advisedby his doctor to wear dark glasses.The lithographic reproductions in thisexhibition are taken from a special doubleissue of Verve, a review of art and literature,published by Tériade, a major publisher offine art books in 1958.Jane Brown, The Atkinson’s Museum andGallery officer said: “It is exciting to be ableto bring such as high quality exhibition fromone of the world’s most famous artists tothe Atkinson.”Matisse began his working life as a lawyer,before going to Paris to study art in 1890. AtTell us what you think!editor@champnews.comDINING OUTHenri Matisse – Blue Nude II. Arts CouncilCollection DACSfirst strongly influenced by theImpressionists, he soon created his ownstyle, using brilliant, pure colours, andstarted making sculptures as well aspaintings. In 1905 he and his colleagueswere branded the Fauves (wild beasts)because of their unconventional use ofcolour, and it was during this time that hepainted his celebrated Luxe, Calme etVolupté (Luxury, Tranquillity and Delight).Running alongside the exhibition will beDrawing with Scissors workshop onMonday, February 17 between 11am–2pm.The family friendly workshop inspired bythe exhibition uses Henri Matisse’stechnique of collage and cut–outs to createsmall pieces for children to take home, aswell as producing a huge piece of art for thegallery.The Matisse: Drawing with Scissors. LateWorks 1950–1954 is running from February15 until March 16 . 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