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Liverpool International Jazz Festival 2026 line-up

It’s now 115 years since Peter Pan was published. So if the boy who wouldn’t grow up actually had, he’d be the oldest man in the world by...

It’s billed as the greatest fairytale of them all, and it’s certainly a perennially popular festive choice. So it may come as a surprise...

Talking mirrors, poison apples, wicked queens. On paper, Snow White could be really quite…Grimm. But this is panto land, where everyone...

Whatever else is going on in the world, there are thankfully some constants in life – one of them being the Everyman rock ‘n’ roll panto....

Half a century after he released his debut album, Sir Elton Hercules John is having a moment – driven by the success of flamboyant big...

It’s been a long time – 40 years to be exact – since Glyndebourne last performed live opera in Liverpool. So this three-day visit to the...

An evening at the Philharmonic Hall generally involves a good spread of musical morsels to satisfy the audience’s appetite. The menu for...

Two centuries after it was published, the story of Frankenstein and his ‘monster’ continues to resonate in the public consciousness....

In a world where tolerance of others is in increasingly short – nay perilous – supply, it’s good to be reminded of the empowering virtues...

The clocks go back this weekend, but on a damp Thursday night at the Philharmonic Hall they were looking forward past the looming dark,...