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Review: The Greatest Play in the History of the World at Liverpool Playhouse ****1/2
According to Douglas Adams, the answer to life, the universe, and everything is…42. In this captivating and magical jewel from the live...


Review: Woke at Liverpool Playhouse ****
It’s become a label delivered with often derisive dismissal. But here, Apphia Campbell reclaims the word ‘woke’ and revisits its original...


Review: Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Dvorak with the RLPO ****1/2
The BBC has just announced that Sheku Kanneh-Mason will perform Dvorak’s Cello Concerto with the Phil at the Proms this summer. But if...


Review: Paul Lewis plays Beethoven with the RLPO *****
My but who could have imagined a Sunday afternoon of classical music could be quite such an emotional experience? I realise I said...


Review: Vasily Petrenko and RLPO play Beethoven ****
It should have been a chance to enjoy some master music-making and to say goodbye to someone who has shaped the scene at Hope Street (and...


Review: Jack and the Beanstalk at St Helens Theatre Royal ****
Regal Entertainments has made a name for itself with its seasonal entertainment over quarter of a century, securing creative director...


Review: Christmas Carols at Liverpool Philharmonic ****1/2
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s annual Spirit of Christmas concerts are a dependable highlight of a normal festive season. But this is...


Review: John Lennon - a Life in Music at Philharmonic Hall ****
This year has seen two major anniversaries in the Lennon legend – the former Beatle’s 80th birthday and the 40th anniversary of his...


Review: A Christmas Carol at Liverpool Playhouse ****
It’s nine months since actors – the feisty female leads of SIX the Musical – last trod the stage at the Liverpool Playhouse and Covid...


Review: RLPO plays with Julian Bliss at Philharmonic Hall ****
During the long spring and summer months of Covid closedown, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic streamed some of its collection of recorded...
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