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Review: Spirit of Christmas at Philharmonic Hall ****
Back in the mists of time, John Suchet was persuaded to present the Phil’s popular Spirit of Christmas concerts for ‘just one year’....


Review: Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World at Liverpool Playhouse ****
SIX meets Bill and Ted meets Night at the Museum in this sparky new show from the producers behind the sassy smash hit that put Henry...


Review: Stillness and Light at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
American conductor Joshua Weilerstein has become a fast favourite at Hope Street – and this Thursday night pre-Christmas concert reminded...


Review: Robin Hood Everyman Rock 'n' Roll Panto ****
‘Tis the season to be jolly…silly, and the Everyman rock ‘n’ roll panto evidently isn’t going to let the spectre of a new ‘Rona variant...


Review: Symphonie Fantastique at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
The numbers of Covid-related no shows on concert programmes have, thankfully, reduced to barely a trickle in recent months. Still, this...


Review: Everybody's Talking About Jamie at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
It’s been a long wait for this inaugural touring production of Sheffield Theatres’ exuberant smash hit musical to arrive at the Empire –...


Review: The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) at Hope Street Theatre ****
You don’t have to have a working knowledge to enjoy this swift and sly celebration of musical theatre – but there’s no doubt it helps....


Review: Grease at the Liverpool Empire ****
It’s 50 years since Grease first hit the stage, and more than four decades since John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John took the big screen...


Review: Sound the Trumpet at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
Cast your mind back, if you can, to a time before Covid. It was January 2020, and the Phil was trying out another new face with an eye to...


Review: Rossiter at Hope Street Theatre ***1/2
On October 5, 1984, Leonard Rossiter was in his dressing room at London’s Lyric Theatre where he was appearing in a revival of Joe...
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