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Review: Haunted Scouse at Royal Court Liverpool ***1/2
Gerry Linford has trodden a prolific playwriting path since he won a ‘highly commended’ award at the Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize...


Review: Klezmer-ish Stumbling Stones at Philharmonic Hall Music Room ****
Stumbling stones – or Stolpersteine in German – are small brass squares embedded into pavements outside the former homes of Jewish people...


Review: I Am Steven Gerrard at Hope Street Theatre ****1/2
‘What is a man?’ muses one of the peripheral characters in I Am Steven Gerrard, being premiered at the Hope Street Theatre this week....


Review: Pretty Woman at Liverpool Empire ***1/2
It seems to be the season for stage versions of 90s films. Last week the lads of Brit hit The Fully Monty strutted their stuff on the...


Review: The Full Monty at Liverpool Empire ****
Who could have envisaged back in the summer of 1997 that a modestly-budgeted British indie film about a group of unemployed Sheffield...


Review: Spirit of Christmas at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
While pantos and Christmas shows are in full swing across the city, the Liverpool Phil flies the flag for a more reflective – while still...


Review: The Wizard of Oz at Liverpool Empire ****
Over the last few years, the Empire has moved away from offering its audiences traditional panto experiences and towards big budget...


Review: Stocking Fillers at Royal Court Studio ***1/2
Upstairs, Adam McCoy’s Dick Head (Whittington) is doing battle with Drew Schofield’s King Rat in traditional Royal Court fashion. But...


Review: Jack and the Beanstalk at Floral Pavilion ****
If you want to properly gauge a panto’s impact, you need to watch it with hundreds of  schoolchildren sprung from their classrooms and...


Review: Symphonic 80s at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
It may have the reputation as a time of questionable sartorial taste, but the 80s was also a decade of fantastic music – which 40 years...
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