Dare You Enter The Old Dark House?

New play ‘The Old Dark House’ will open in Wavertree at the start of Feb. Adapted from the 1932 American horror film of the same name, directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff (both of Frankenstein fame) it promises to be pretty darn terrifying, atmospheric, not for the feint hearted and lots of fun.

The play will be performed at two unique venues over four nights. The first and second performance will be at St Dunstans Church Earle Rd. The following two at the Williamson Tunnels. Locations were decided upon because of the unique atmosphere they both create. The audience will feel as though they were entering ‘The Old Dark House’ itself.  Organisers said:

‘We felt that traditional theatres would not do this. We also wanted to bring theatre to venues that might not otherwise attract a theatre audience. ‘

Sounds good so far. The play follows a newly wed couple, that are forced to seek shelter in ‘The Old Dark House’ while honeymooning in the middle of the Welsh Countryside. The house is not what it seems. Those who appear friendly may turn out not to be so.

Dark and sinister… but with the odd light hearted moment, The Old Dark House will be performed:

Wednesday 1st – Thursday 2nd February
St Dunstans Church
Earl Road
£2.50

Friday 3rd -Saturaday 4th February
Williamson Tunnels
Smithdown Lane
Liverpool
L7 3EE
£3.50

Tickets can be reserved by ringing:
07925162103

A Christmas Present from Saints!

We’d like to welcome our beautiful friends at Saints Hairdressing in Aigburth into the Down South family! Saints resides at Aigburth Vale – one of our favourite little stretches of high street where you can get everything from bacon butties to botox inside a 2 block radius. The stylish salon is a haven of serenity on this bustling street, where it is a joy to call in and have your tresses attended to by lovely ladies Holly and Jessica.

Holly and Jessica bring a wealth of experience, gained at one of the region’s top salons, as well as a train of happy, loyal clients as long as Rapunzel’s locks to their, still relatively new, salon. Since it is the season to be merry, they are also offering Down South Liverpool readers a Christmas prezzie! A £5 voucher towards their much sought after services at any time in January!

Everyone needs to save a bit of money after the festive period but your roots just keep on growing!! Simply prebook an appointment at Saints for any time during January 2012  - quoting DOWN SOUTH LIVERPOOL OFFER when you book – to get £5 off their already very reasonable prices.

Merry Christmas everyone!!

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A Touch of Moroccan Spice for Lark Lane

A slice of Moroccan culture has arrived on Lark Lark with the launch of a new independent shop, Arabesque Bazaar. We popped in to have a look at a few of the trinkets and treasures they have imported from the North African country and to have a chat to the owner – mother-of-three Maureen Little. Maureen has transformed what was run-down and vacant residential building, into a wonderfully exotic escape. Regulars on The Lane will be pleased to see this gorgeous building so lovingly restored.

Maureen said  “Morocco is a truly hypnotic place to visit. I love the hustle and bustle and I could get lost for days in the markets or ‘souks’.” And she loved it so much she brought a little corner of Morocco back to Liverpool!

In 2012, Maureen plans to turn half of this gorgeous, double-fronted property into a bistro. She told us “There are plenty of bars, restaurants and boutiques in Lark Lane but I feel like I’m bringing something really unique that also fits in well with the character of the area.” Having been in to visit the place (and decided that we want to buy everything) we certainly agree. Arabesque is open now and the bistro is scheduled to arrive in February.

Welcome to The Lane Arabesque Bazaar!

Rock Choir Arrives in South Liverpool!

Rock Choir offers pop, gospel and Motown singing to adults, regardless of age, experience… and talent levels. Made famous by ITV documentary The Choir that Rocks, Rock Choir is a national movement. It welcomes one and all, unites communities, builds confidence in its members and helps people to become part of a new social network. It all sounds like a whole lot of fun to us and it arrives in Liverpool next week!

Rock Choir brings with it some exciting credentials. The ITV show culminated with a sell-out performance at Wembley Arena and the choir is signed to Universal Records which means that technically, if you join up, you have a record deal (of sorts)! 4 new branches of the famous vocal group will begin across Merseyside in January, meeting weekly in Birkenhead, West Kirby, the City Centre and Allerton.

Luke Yates, our new Rock Choir leader for the area, said

“There really are a lot of individuals out there who want to sing their hearts out but don’t have an outlet. Rock Choir is friendly with no auditions and no need to read music.”

If you fancy a good old sing song go along to a free taster day next week. There are 2 to choose from in our neck of the woods:

Wednesday 8pm-9:30pm, Elliot Clarke Theatre School, L8
Thursday 8pm-9:30pm, Liverpool Hope University, L16

For full information and to register for either of those free taster sessions visit www.rockchoir.com

FREE Charity Event for Local Businesses

Our friends and clients are often bemoaning the lack of networking events in South Liverpool. Those of you sick of schlepping to the city centre will be pleased to learn that Partnership for Learning Charity Training and Conference Centre is opening its doors to the business people of South Liverpool for a breakfast event on Wednesday 7th December at 8:30am, right here in Speke. Even better, it’s absolutely free-of-charge.

The event will be a showcase of Partnership for Learning’s training and conference facilities, as well as an opportunity for business people to meet, mingle and hopefully gather business cards aplenty!

Partnership for Learning is a registered charity, so all of the proceeds made by the venue go into supporting the local community – a cause close to our hearts here at Down South Liverpool, so we’ll definitely be there on the 7th, coffee in hand.

Breakfast and refreshments will be served free of charge on the morning, so with good food, excellent company and a chance to have a nosey round this state-of-the-art centre on offer, you’ve got no reason not to pop along. To register call 0151 288 2100 or email infor@p4lcharity.co.uk.

1st Allerton Road Farmer’s Market

Thanks to Paul Scanlon from CDP for this image of the first Allerton Road Farmer’s Market, which took place on Saturday. Where you there? Let us know what you thought by leaving a comment. Next one – Saturday 18th December, for your last minute Christmas bits.

Local Businesses – You are Invited to The Down South Network

Down South is more than just a magazine and a website, it is a network of local business owners spanning the South Liverpool suburbs and beyond. In our pursuit to help the people of these local organisations to generate as much business as is humanly possible, we invite everyone to meet one another at the second Down South Network event.

Just like the first event – which saw around 60 local business people in attendance – it is completely free to attend. After their fabulous hospitality back in September, our friends at Pablo’s on Lark Lane have kindly agreed to host the evening of networking once again. The Down South team will be on hand to introduce local business people – helping them to increase contacts and hopefully begin some beautiful business relationships! Admission to the event is free, canapes will be served and we may well have a surprise or two in store as well.

JOIN US
6pm, Wednesday 23rd November @ Pablo’s Lark Lane.

YOU MUST RSVP
Space is limited so please register online here for free.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS FOR THE EVENING
Claire Rooks Consulting
Homesure Properties
Liverpool Personal Training 

We look forward to seeing you there!