It’s now 115 years since Peter Pan was published. So if the boy who wouldn’t grow up actually had, he’d be the oldest man in the world by now. But despite the years that have passed, JM Barrie’s tale of pirates, crocodiles, Indians and lost boys continues to enchant audiences, especially at Christmas where Peter regularly puts the pan in to panto. Time has flown at the Empire too where it’s now 10 years – 10 YEARS - since the theatre hooked Henry Winkler for its festive baddi

Actress and comedian Josie Lawrence is joining the cast of Our Lady of Blundellsands which gets its premiere at the Liverpool Everyman next spring. Lawrence will play Sylvie in playwright Jonathan Harvey’s new work. The character is a facing beauty who retreats in to her own fantasy world as real life becomes too challenging, and the story centres around Sylvie’s life as she moves between the real world and imagination. Lawrence, who found fame on TV improv show Whose Line is

It’s billed as the greatest fairytale of them all, and it’s certainly a perennially popular festive choice. So it may come as a surprise to learn the Epstein’s is the only Cinderella in town this season. Just one abandoned glass slipper, a single pair of ugly sisters, and a solitary pumpkin ready to be turned in to a glittering coach between here and New Year. No pressure then – well, no more pressure than already exists in entertaining an Epstein panto crowd who have become

Talking mirrors, poison apples, wicked queens. On paper, Snow White could be really quite…Grimm. But this is panto land, where everyone hums a merry tune, the baddies get their comeuppance (oh yes they do) and the heroine always gets her prince. There’s much to appreciate in this colourful production of Snow White at the Floral Pavilion, from Claire Sweeney’s minxy Eartha Kitt-toned queen with her big 1950s Vegas lounge numbers to Sean Jones’s hapless jester Muddles. Jones is

A special comedy benefit evening in Liverpool to raise funds for Reds fan Seán Cox has been postponed. Support Seán – You’ll Never Walk Alone was due to take place at the M&S Bank Arena on March 15 with proceeds going to The Seán Cox Rehabilitation Trust. John Bishop, Jo Brand, Jo Caulfield, Neil Fitzmaurice, Jason Manford, Andrew Maxwell, Adam Rowe and Paul Smith were all announced on the bill for the massive fundraising event. A new date is yet to be announced. The Seán Cox

Bat Out of Hell is set to wow festive audiences in Liverpool next Christmas. The award-winning musical packed with Meat Loaf’s greatest hits will take the place of the Liverpool Empire’s annual panto. Bat Out of Hell the Musical will come to the Lime Street theatre from December 8 2020 to January 2 2021. Tickets go on sale to ATG theatre card members from tomorrow and on general sale next Monday, December 9. Bat Out of Hell – The Musical impressed critics and public alike whe

Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom is set to quickstep it to Liverpool as part of an inaugural UK tour for the stage musical. And it's been announced that Strictly professional champion Kevin Clifton will take the lead role of Scott Hastings in the new production which arrives at the Empire in April 2021. Meanwhile Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood will direct. Clifton today described Scott Hastings as “my dream role” and added: “I was 10 years old when I first wa

He started his year teaching wellness in sunny St Lucia, and now Robin Windsor is finish 2019 in another ‘St’ – St Helens. The former Strictly professional dancer is playing the title role in the Theatre Royal’s production of Aladdin. And he admits it’s something of a panto ‘promotion’ after spending the past two festive seasons as the Genie in the tale of Eastern promise and dastardly magical goings on. “This is my first time taking the leading role which is a big challenge

A special Sgt Pepper celebration is being staged in Liverpool this Christmas. The unique and atmospheric immersive experience is a collaboration between Tate Liverpool and National Museums Liverpool and is taking place inside the Dr Martin Luther King Jr building on the Royal Albert Dock. Tickets for the ‘world first’ event, which runs from December 19 to January 9, were snapped up within hours of going on release. Tate Liverpool and NML have come together with Apple Corps Lt

Rapper Stormzy is set to bring his H.I.T.H. world tour to Liverpool in 2020 – and tickets go on sale this week. The multi award-winning 26-year-old will play the M&S Bank Arena on September 13 as part of a 55-date tour which takes in Europe, Asia, North America, Australasia and Africa, including a date in his homeland Ghana. Tickets for the Liverpool show cost between £40.40 and £54 and go on sale at 9am this Friday, December 6. The news comes on the heels of the singer-songw