Singing star will be joined by Billy Butler and special guests at the evening of music and memoriesĀ
Liverpool singing sensation Beryl Marsden is set to celebrate an amazing 60 years in showbusiness with a very special one-off concert at the Epstein Theatre this summer.
The Merseybeat star will appear at the Hanover Street venueĀ on Saturday, 27 August when she will be joined on stage by a live band and special guests.
Tickets for the show, hosted by Liverpool legend Billy Butler and which takes place during International Beatleweek, are now on sale.
It was in 1962 that the then 15-year-old Beryl Marsden made her Cavern Club debut, appearing at the world-famous Mathew Street club withĀ Liverpool band The Undertakers. She also sang with Lee Curtis & The All StarsĀ and was a hugely popular performer on the Merseybeat scene ā becoming one of the only truly successful female singers of the time.
The Toxteth teenager went on to appear at theĀ Star Club in Hamburg where because of her young age she was chaperoned by Beatlesā booking manager Joe Flannery. She signed a deal with Decca in 1963, releasing two singles, and then later with EMIās Columbia label.
In 1965 sheĀ supported the Fab FourĀ on their final UK tour, witnessing Beatlemania at first hand, and the following year she joined British R&B outfitĀ Shotgun Express where fellow bandmates included Fleetwood Mac founders Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood, and a young Rod Stewart.
She subsequently sang with bands includingĀ The She Trinity and Sinbad to name just two, while in the 1980s she performed with Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.
In 2013, a new musical about her life titledĀ One Dream ā named after one of her albums – was premiered at the Cavern Club with the singer herself performing as part of its finale. And she was also featured in the award-winning TV mini-series Cilla and in the smash hit Cilla the Musical.
BerylĀ Marsden says:Ā āI canāt believe itās 60 years since I first stepped on a stage when I sang with The Undertakers at the Cavern. I was only 15 and had just left school. I didnāt tell my mum and dad at first, not until I was asked to join the band and it became a proper job.
āIt was a very exciting time, and for me, my heart is still with the 60s music, even though of course Iāve written plenty of other things since. It was real, and simple, and straight from the heart.
āThe Epstein is a wonderful theatre; Iāve appeared there several times, including a wonderful Christmas playing the Fairy Godmother in panto. Itās an intimate space and I love the sound and the atmosphere in the auditorium, so I canāt wait to present this very special concert which is produced by my good friend Bill Elmsā.
āItās going to be a great evening, full of music, stories and good fun, with some great images and a couple of special guests too.āĀ
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SHOW LISTING
BERYL MARSDEN IN CONCERT: CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF MUSIC
Venue:Ā Epstein Theatre, Hanover Street, Liverpool, L1 3dz
Date:Ā Saturday, 27 August 2022
Time:Ā 7.30pm
Tickets: £24 and £22
HOW TO BOOK
Book online:Ā www.epsteintheatre.co.uk
Telephone bookings: 0844 888 9991Ā (calls cost 7p per minute plus your phone companyās access charge)
All transactions are subject to an additional booking fee per ticket.