top of page
Recent News




















Archive


Review: Sweet Mother at Royal Court Studio ***1/2
There’s a distinct dynamic, and a power, to verbatim theatre; it has an inherent sense of truth and authenticity about it that other...


A slice of Utopia comes to Wirral's Rathbone Studio
The idea of utopia is being explored at a Wirral gallery through a special solo show staged by a Liverpool student. Lydia George, a final...


Review: The King and I at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
The King and I comes from a particularly lavish era of the musical – both in terms of big, beautiful melodies and the sheer size and...


Doddy mural unveiled at Royal Court Liverpool
The Royal Court has marked it’s first ‘Doddy Day’ by unveiling a new mural tribute to the late legendary Liverpool entertainer. Artist...


Threshold Festival bows out with stellar 10th anniversary line-up
Threshold Festival takes place next month – and this 10th anniversary is also set to be the final ‘edition’ of the annual grassroots...


Sheridan Smith to play Cilla at Liverpool Empire
Cilla the Musical is returning to the Liverpool Empire where it all began – and Sheridan Smith is set to star as the Scottie Road...


Merchant of Venice becomes East End matriarch at Liverpool Playhouse
Tracy-Ann Oberman will play Shylock in a new version of The Merchant of Venice at Liverpool Playhouse this autumn. The Shakespearean...


Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker! dances into Liverpool Empire in 2021
Liverpool audiences are in for a sweet treat with Matthew Bourne’s delightful confection Nutcracker! on its way to the Empire next...


Covid-19 causes Storyhouse to postpone its homegrown May shows
Chester Storyhouse has revealed it is postponing its next two homegrown productions because of the Covid-19 outbreak. A statement by the...


Tate Liverpool stages European premiere of famous MinujÃn installation
Tate Liverpool has announced it will host the first UK solo show for Argentinian experimental artist Marta MinujÃn. The Royal Albert Dock...
bottom of page