Masquerade by Laura Lees

17/06/2023

Great to see Joe Owens who played Tony in Masquerade join the cast of By The Waters Of Liverpool for its UK tour.

CAST SPOTLIGHT:

JOE OWENS
Joe is a Liverpool based actor born and raised on Merseyside. His training includes the BA Acting course and Foundation Certificate at LIPA, as well numerous years spent with the Liverpool Young Everyman and Playhouse company. His theatre credits include: DOGS, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Masquerade, Jack and the Beanstalk and The Boy & the Bird. We are delighted to have Joe as part of the cast.

05/01/2023

TBT - Today we look back at the premiere of the brand new version of Masquerade which played at the Epstein Theatre in November with the release of the new trailer by Liverpool Film Initiative.

Watch this space for news about future dates of Masquerade!

27/11/2022

FINAL BOW: A huge thanks to everyone who came along to see Masquerade at the Epstein Theatre this week, we couldn't have asked for a better run, receiving standing ovations at every performance and rave media reviews across the board. The show seemed to really touch so many hearts and it's been wonderful to hear so many people saying it needs to tour and have a further life.

Thanks to our sensational cast and creative team for making this happen. Time to sit back, reflect and plan the next steps for this wonderful show.

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25/11/2022

MASQUERADE REVIEWS:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Liverpool Cultural Champions
⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 The Reviews Hub
⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 Good News Liverpool
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Stage
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Echo
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Wirral Globe
9/10 Writebase
"Engaging and gripping" Opening Nights
"It's brilliant" Canal St

Epstein Theatre until Saturday - 4 shows remain! Don't miss out
CLICK https://www.epsteintheatre.co.uk/events/masquerade-2/

25/11/2022

FINAL FOUR SHOWS! Don't miss the show everyone is talking about at the moment, MASQUERADE at the Epstein Theatre.

SHOWS
FRI - 5pm & 8.30pm
SAT - 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Tickets still available - https://www.epsteintheatre.co.uk/events/masquerade-2/

25/11/2022

9/10 - a great Review from Writebase

Masquerade’s touching story of friendship and love is simply brilliant. It's an uplifting play that deserved its standing ovation.

24/11/2022

REVIEW: 4.5 Stars from The Reviews Hub

Writer: Laura Lees Director: James Baker It’s the early 1980s, when being gay was pretty scary; not just on a personal level, but out on the streets, in the pubs, on the building sites, and in the family home. Barely a decade and a half earlier, homosexuality was illegal, and many miscarriages of ...

24/11/2022

REVIEW: 4 stars from the Liverpool Echo

The poignant tale documents the city's hidden gay culture of 1980s

24/11/2022

We have had a sensational opening night and press night last night for Masquerade at the Epstein Theatre the reviews are in and they are all fantastic. only five more shows, must end on Saturday...

22/11/2022

It's opening night, opens at the Epstein Theatre tonight!

21/11/2022

OPENS TOMORROW: Thanks to this great interview by Liverpool Echo News with writer Laura Lees. Don't miss Masquerade running until Saturday.

"I learned what a lot of homosexual men had to go through, they had nowhere to live, were disowned by their families."