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Come Together
The Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
OPENED in 1826, Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre was forced to close in 1996, due to the dilapidated state of the building. The new theatre opened its doors in 2000, intent on being a writer’s theatre with plays and performances that challenge the artistic, social and political orthodoxy of the day, together with community-focused activities.
Many productions focus on new writing, in particular with a Liverpool theme, using a largely Liverpool cast and crew.
It’s obvious that at some point drama and music about Liverpool’s Fab Four would be included. The show Come Together explores the Lennon and McCartney partnership from their first meeting as teenagers to the break-up of the Beatles 13 years later – everything from the Quarrymen all the way through to Abbey Road.
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