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Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
Between them they may have gone on to give the world Jesus Christ Superstar, Phantom, Evita, Chess and The Lion King (to name just a...


Review: Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto at Philharmonic Hall ****
On January 27, 1914, composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninov made his second visit to the old Philharmonic Hall. Three years previously,...


Review: Corrina, Corrina at Liverpool Everyman ****1/2
Power, patriarchy, privilege and the politics of capitalism combine in Chloe Moss’s compelling and claustrophobic new play on deck at the...


Review: Now is Good at Chester Storyhouse ****
If the last two years have taught us anything it’s that human connection is vitally important to our wellbeing – and yet while we’re...


Review: The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at Liverpool Playhouse ***
Jim Cartwright’s much-loved, award-winning tale about finding your voice turns the big 30 this year. And while some elements of the play...


Review: Schumann Symphony at Philharmonic Hall ****
What a difference a day – well, three days – makes. Bulgarian superstar soprano Sonya Yoncheva was forced to pull out of her Liverpool...


Review: The Meaning of Zong at Liverpool Playhouse ****1/2
Over the last two decades Liverpool has started to make a conscious effort to confront its slave trading past – from the city council’s...


Review: Waitress at Liverpool Empire ****
Waitress may contain enough sugar to turn an auditorium diabetic, but it’s not simply a toothachingly sweet musical confection. Based on...


Review: Around the World in 72 Days at Little LTF ***1/2
In the BBC’s recent adaptation of Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days, the inept Phileas Fogg and his manservant Passpartout were...


Review: An Evening With Nana Funk at Little LTF ****
Liverpool Theatre Festival’s Little LTF has returned to St Luke’s Bombed Out Church for a second spring session showcasing new writing...
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