FIVE YEARS ON - LIVERPOOL FANS TO TAKE A JOURNEY BACK TO ISTANBUL

There is no doubting that the past year has been one of the worst in the recent history of Liverpool Football Club. With no apparent end in sight producers of the hit play “One Night In Istanbul are aiming to revive that feeling of success that Liverpool fans ‘make happen’, and are used to. Next Tuesday - 25 May - is the fifth anniversary of the historic European Cup win, which the play is centred around. To celebrate the producers are trying to recreate that fateful night in the Ataturk stadium here at the Liverpool Empire. Also on this night the play is to be filmed for a DVD release for the Christmas 2010 market. ‘One Night’ features an all-star encore which has now reached legendary status with Liverpool fans. The producers are calling on all fans attending that night to bring with them any original flags, banners, scarves, anything that may have been in the Ataturk that night. This is a great opportunity for fans who went to Istanbul to relive the events of The Greatest Final of them all. For fans who did not manage to go, it will be their opportunity to experience a unique night in football history. The producers have also some extra special surprise guests in store for Tuesday 25th, which promises to be one of the most unique nights in theatre land this, or any other year. Whether Istanbul has become a historical focal point or not, this night is all about celebrating Liverpool winning the best club trophy on earth for the fifth time. So becoming, one of an elite number of clubs who can now keep Ol’ Big Ears for good! One Night In Istanbul Writer – Nicky Allt: The first run of “One Night In Istanbul” went on to attract over 26,000 people in just ten days and became the fastest selling Liverpool play of all time. Throughout this time local footballing legends such as Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Rafa Benitez, Kenny Dalglish, Phil Neil, David Fairclough, and John Aldridge plus many more appeared on stage. It returns for summer 2010 to celebrate the fifth anniversary of that fateful night, returning to the Liverpool Empire for a two week run. Nicky has said it will probably not return to its home city till the sixth is won. So…. ONII will make its Irish debut in the all-new Grand Canal Theatre located in the heart of the Dublin Docklands. This uniquely purpose built theatre was designed by Daniel Libeskind and cost a staggering €80 million. It opens in March with performances by the Bolshoi Ballet with Swan Lake. One Night In Istanbul will run alongside some of the biggest names in theatre with shows coming directly from the West End and Broadway. This esteemed company includes hit shows such Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Hairspray and the Bolshoi. ONII is one of the first plays to grace the stage in this world-class theatre. And what’s it all about? The last word comes from Nicky Allt: “Fourteen years later and Scousers, Tommy Kelly and Gerry Edwards are in Istanbul hoping their heroes are going to bring ‘ol Big Ears’ back home. Their two sons, Jamie and Joseph tag along, wanting to witness their own little piece of footballing history. A bag of money reaches Liverpudlian hands, alerting two Turkish thieves and a sexy cleaner. Four Scousers, Hitlers Cufflinks and 90 minutes of fireworks is bound to cause trouble at the Mamara Hotel…One Night in Istanbul!’” Press Quotes "One of the most dramatic nights in sporting history has been immortalised in a new play - and the results are spectacular." Liverpoolfc.tv "The atmosphere of the building is electric and if it wasn’t for the beautiful interior you may well mistake yourself for being in the middle of a football stadium. This is no conventional theatrical experience." whatsonstage.com "Steven Gerrard promises it's for one night only as Liverpool captain takes to the stage Daily Mail "'It was a great night, 'It brought back so many memories. Superb." Steven Gerrard -Daily Mail "'That was proper Liverpool. It couldn't happen anywhere else." Jamie Carragher - Liverpool Echo "It’s not often you get upstaged when you’re the lead in a show but there’s before never been a play which featured four Liverpool FC stars as a surprise finale act." Liverpool Daily Post "The vision of Jamie Carragher and Stevie Gerrard dancing and punching the air and taking a bow with the cast on stage at the end will stay with me for a long time!" Catherine Jones Liverpool Echo "Fans indulge in the greatest rapport between performers and audience that I have only ever witnessed in a musical theatre production." whatsonstage.com For Further information, Interviews: Contact Emile Coleman emilecoleman@gmail.com +44 7977063787 One night In Istanbul – Liverpool Empire – Monday 17th May 2010 - Saturday 29th May 2010. One Night in Istanbul – Dublin - Wednesday 2nd June 2010 - Saturday 5th June 2010. One Night in Istanbul - Belfast and London - dates to be announced. One Night in Istanbul is produced by Bang On Top Productions

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