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


Review: Curtains at Liverpool Empire ***1/2
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...


Review: The Woman in Black at Liverpool Playhouse ****
Two actors, a handful of props, some judiciously deployed lighting and sound effects, and one ghostly apparition. Stephen Mallatratt’s...


Review: Petrenko's Mahler I at Philharmonic Hall *****
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic was the first British orchestra to perform the Mahler cycle when Sir Charles Groves wielded the baton...


Review: Sound the Trumpet at RLPO ****1/2
Sound the trumpet indeed! I think we might have found a contender for most entertaining Philharmonic concert of the year – and it’s only...


Review: Peter Pan at Chester Storyhouse ****1/2
It should perhaps come as no surprise that a venue that calls itself Storyhouse should be committed to strong storytelling. And its 2019...


Review: Spirit of Christmas at Philharmonic Hall ****
Joy to the world! And while there’s been precious little festive cheer around this year, there was plenty of seasonal bonhomie at the...


Review: Miracle on 34th Street at Liverpool Playhouse ***1/2
Do you remember when you stopped believing in Father Christmas, consigning him to never never land along with the Easter Bunny and the...


Review: Beasty Baby at Unity Theatre ****1/2
The Unity has long eschewed traditional pantomime in favour of magical tales designed to captivate younger audiences. This season it’s...


Review: Peter Pan at Liverpool Empire ****
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...
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