Review:- 'Kaiser Chiefs Live In Liverpool'
Report by Jo Forrest.

THE Kaiser Chiefs started their tour to a massive warm welcome to Liverpool, at the Liverpool ACC, on 31 January 2015.

Inside the pit however it was an altogether a more unpleasant reception as we were blasted with smoke that became so thick it became extremely claustrophobic down there. The bewilderment of the photographers was palpable. I am just glad that no one there suffered with any chest complaints because, from what I believe it, was a spectacular opening to Factory Gates, but this could easily have turned into something else..

It has been 7 years since their last hit but Ricky Wilson bounded onto the stage with his usual trademark energy. Track 2, with a more familiar song whipped the crowd into a frenzy, as Ricky pogoed around the stage throwing the mike around. This group know how to please the crowd; their performance was energetic to say the least. At one point, Ricky was running through the crowd and performing from a small area by the sound desk... I Predict A Riot psyched the crowd up to another level and this was followed be Pinball Wizard. At 10:15pm GMT, they left the stage and the crowd was treated to Dave Grohl, who accused them of 'threatening to destroy the legend and legacy of Kaiser Chiefs' - a private pep talk that 'somehow' got screened on the aforementioned giant TVs. After Dave, attacked the band's lack of 'rockness' and terrible choice of hair and hats, they then bounded back on stage, full of renewed passion, for the finale.

An excellent high energy and engaging performance from start to finish.

Did you see the Kaiser Chiefs perform?  If you did, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us to:- news24@southportreporter.com.

Also to bring back a few more memories, please click on here to see the photos taken at the concert, that we ran in last weeks issue!

Dramatic ballet film called:- "Doll Factory" to show in Liverpool

TAYLUER Amos of Liverpool, a rising star on Dance Mums, has taken her 1st film role in a shot dramatic ballet film called:- 'Doll Factory'. Before this Tayluer performed in the Dance World Cup, finished top 3 on Got to Dance and danced for the Royal family.

'Doll Factory' is a short film made by 4 young London natives who want to tell the story of a strong confident female that stops at nothing to accomplish her goals.

The dynamic cast also includes:- Molly Thorpe Franklin, Chloe Fenton, Chloe Greenwood and Eleiyah Navis from Dance Mums and Dance World Cup, and are all nationally and internationally recognised young dancers. Molly and Chloe Fenton were part of the best dance trio for 2014. All the girls train at Nazene Danielles Dance Dynamix in Liverpool. Daniela Cardim Fonteyne, the choreographer for Doll Factory danced with the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam for 11 years. Daniela has been choreographing since 2003 when the Dutch Ballet asked her to create several pieces for them, she is now Ballet Mistress and choreographer at the New English Ballet Theatre.

Doll Factory showcases the struggles of a young girl chasing her dreams to become a ballerina alongside the constant battle for her dance teacher fathers approval. Coming from a broken home, the young lead Aliza (Tayluer Amos) starts to worry about her place within the family when her mother has a baby with Aliza's step father (Jonathan Nyati). With all the added stress Aliza feels things start to take a toll at rehearsals for the winter showcase.

The creative brains behind this short film are 4 University Students, from London, that want to make something different to the usual gritty hipster films you usually see with London productions. The director and writer of 'Doll Factory' (Shaneika Johnson Simms) has had her films shown at film festivals in the UK and Europe. Her most recent documentary was part of the London Fashion Film Festival.

The wonderful thing about this short dramatic film is that everyone involved is doing this because they have a passion for what they do. You have a young creative team working with even younger dancers all aged 8 to 14. Doll Factory is a film created by the next generation of talent within the film industry. Filming is slated to start in Liverpool on Monday, 23 February 2015.  The team have set up a Kickstarter campaign at:- bit.ly/dollfactory so this inspiring film can be made to the highest standard to reach its full potential and screen at film festivals all over the world.