Lizzie Nunnery

Lizzie's new play 'The Swallowing Dark' has received a glowing four star review from Alfred Hickling in the Guardian.
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The show has now transferred to Theatre503 in London where it runs from 2nd-26th November. Tickets are still available.
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Lizzie has been collaborating with acclaimed theatre company Trestle on their latest show, 'The Man with the Luggage'. The show tours from 21st September.

A man strives to return home, in search of his past, hopeful of his future, and longing for those he left behind. As his journey unfolds, he finds his path repeatedly blocked and his identity endlessly questioned. His luggage and his status are lost as borders are crossed, languages confused, and modes of travel conspire to thwart him. Will he ever reach his destination? ...will his luggage? ...and will his identity arrive with him?

Informed by contemporary stories of migration and repatriation, The Man with the Luggage explores our relationship with home, with nationality, and with authority. It also delves into our dependence on travel and the multitude of obstacles that await us on our journeys through stations, through ports, and through life.

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Lizzie's new play, 'The Swallowing Dark' will be opening in the Playhouse Studio in Liverpool on October 20th, followed by a run at Theatre503 in London from 2nd November.

Canaan and his son have come a long way to escape the horrors of Zimbabwe under Mugabe. But when Martha asks him to revisit his darkest memories, he’s forced to fight for their lives a second time.

Martha needs only an honest tale, but are either of them who they seem, and is the truth ever a simple story?

Performed in the intimacy of the re-opened Playhouse Studio, this world première of Lizzie Nunnery’s The Swallowing Dark is a psychological thriller that combines devastating power with the telling of a good story.

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Lizzie was interviewed for the fantastic Vienna culture site, Kulturwoche. Click below for news of new material and to find out what the Austrians make of 'Company of Ghosts' "Click here to read"

Lizzie is currently in Washington for a rehearsed reading of "To Have To Shoot Irishmen" a play commissioned by Druid Theatre Company.
The reading will be performed on Saturday 26th of March at the Washington Studio Theater where they are currently in the middle of a season called "New Ireland: The Enda Walsh Festival"

Lizzie's song 'Hungry' was played on BBC Radio 3's Late Junction on Wednesday night! The show was hosted by musician, curator and theatre director Max Reinhardt. Listen again

Mike Harding named Company of Ghosts as one of his favourite albums of last year! Click here for the review

In 2010 Paines Plough theatre company launched an ambitious nationwide project called Come to Where I'm From. Sixty one playwrights were challenged to write ten minute pieces about home.

Lizzie's essay, "Over the Water: Writing Belonging" was performed live at the Liverpool Everyman and was broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Listen to the essay
Read Guardian article about the project

Company of Ghosts has been nominated as Best Debut Album in the Spiral Earth awards! The winner will be decided by online vote so click below to show your support.

Lizzie was part of the Irish Sea Sessions at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall last Friday night. The picture shows Lizzie leading the final song 'Leaving of Liverpool' as the rest of the 14 piece folk supergroup stand to join her.
You can read reviews and more at the Irish Sea Sessions website

Lizzie was the special guest on Radio Merseyside's Folk Scene this week. The hour long programme is made up of a selection of her songs mixed with exclusive interview.
Listen again for up to a week at
BBC iplayer
or listen in to the repeat of the show on Tue 5th Oct.

Lizzie's play "Unquiet" opened this week as part of "Anthology", a co-production between the Liverpool Everyman and Slung Low theatre company. The show begins at the theatre but audience members are quickly whisked away to see one of seven shows happening simultanously in different locations in the city.

If you want to see Lizzie's piece just specify at box office when you arrive. Not giving away too much, it takes place somewhere dark and spooky, is packed full of Liverpool history and may involve an explosion.

For all booking details click on the link below:
Everyman and Playhouse website

You can now hear the album for free on Spotify, or download it from their site! x

Lizzie has been featured on the brilliant new Liverpool culture site, Sevenstreets.com. Click below to read an interview with her plus listen to her summer playlist!

Seven Streets Feature

My song, "England Loves a Poor Boy" was on Mike Harding's folk show on Radio 2 tonight! You can listen again for a week or so below :) (19min in) Mike Harding Show

Lizzie's debut album, "Company of Ghosts", is now available to buy as a download from iTunes and Amazon!

Click on the link below to read about a new play that Lizzie has adapted. It'll be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Monday 24th May at 2.15pm. Listen in! Radio 4

Lizzie had her first play on Radio 1 last night. The lovely Rob da Bank featured title track, "Company of Ghosts", on his show and had some kind but cheeky words to say. Click on the link below to hear it. It's 42mins in, but the whole show is well worth a listen.

Rob da Bank, Listen again

Family Folk Up and Almanac Folk join forces to present, "Lift Every Voice and Sing", a night of protest songs in support of Folk Against Fascism week. Lizzie will be performing a specially tailored set. Other artists include Dave Owen, Alan Wright, Andy Hickie, The Random Family, Atlantic Massey and Mark Byrne.

Almanac present "Songs from the City" at Mello Mello, Liverpool. Lizzie is playing a special set showcasing material from her forthcoming album,"Company of Ghosts", and selling exclusive pre-release copies.

Tonight at 11pm BBC Radio 3 will broadcast a specially commissioned essay by Lizzie as part of a series entitled "Land and Sky and Sea." The essay is called "Over the Water" and deals with Lizzie's relationship with Liverpool and with the sea. Listen again for up to a week.

Almanac Folk present "Twilight Garden Party" at Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool. As half of Almanac , Lizzie will be co-curating the night plus performing a half hour set alongside some of they city's most exciting up and coming folk talent, plus poetry and live art. Tickets £5 from www.wegottickets.com