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Liverpool International Jazz Festival 2026 line-up

There are, of course, as many superstitions within the classical music world as anywhere else – but the ‘curse of the ninth’ is perhaps...

When, back in the early 90s, Stephen Daldry revealed his intention to stage An Inspector Calls at the National you can imagine it raising...

Ask musical theatre fans to name a Kander and Ebb show and they’ll probably offer you Cabaret or Chicago. But there’s a third ‘C’ in the...

Two actors, a handful of props, some judiciously deployed lighting and sound effects, and one ghostly apparition. Stephen Mallatratt’s...

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic was the first British orchestra to perform the Mahler cycle when Sir Charles Groves wielded the baton...

Sound the trumpet indeed! I think we might have found a contender for most entertaining Philharmonic concert of the year – and it’s only...

It should perhaps come as no surprise that a venue that calls itself Storyhouse should be committed to strong storytelling. And its 2019...

Joy to the world! And while there’s been precious little festive cheer around this year, there was plenty of seasonal bonhomie at the...

Do you remember when you stopped believing in Father Christmas, consigning him to never never land along with the Easter Bunny and the...

The Unity has long eschewed traditional pantomime in favour of magical tales designed to captivate younger audiences. This season it’s...