Masquerade on Merseyside

Published: 28 June 2022
Reporter: David Upton

Frank & Pete at the Masquerade Credit: Francesco Mellina

A brand new production of Masquerade—a play telling an emotional tale set in the iconic Liverpool gay club in the 1980s—is coming to the city’s Epstein Theatre this autumn.

Following a successful run at the Royal Court Studio in 2019, the play by Laura Lees is back in a new staging, with Liverpool’s queer history at its heart.

It will run at the Epstein from November 22–26 for eight performances.

The play tells a fictional story based around the now demolished Cases Street venue, affectionately known as The Mazzie, which was frequented by famous faces including Holly Johnson, Paul O’Grady, Paul Rutherford and Margi Clarke.

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