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Review: Little Shop of Horrors at Storyhouse ****
Little Shop of Horrors the musical started its life in the intimate confines of an Off-Off-Broadway theatre space. And this new...


Review: Hello, Dolly! at Liverpool Empire ****
Last season BOST took a noirish journey into the sinister, unsavoury savoury world of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd. This year they’ve swapped...


Review: Giltburg Plays Beethoven at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
A great big Beethoven anniversary is looming on the horizon with next year marking the 250 years since Ludwig van’s birth. The world is...


Review: Dirty Dancing at Liverpool Empire ***
Generations of romantics have had the time of their lives watching Dirty Dancing, whether it be the original 1987 film or, over the past...


Review: Cabaret at LIPA ****
One of art’s great abilities is to transcend its physical and historical boundaries to speak loudly to us about the way we are now....


Review: My Fairfield Lady at Royal Court Liverpool ***
The Royal Court has always been committed to bringing new work to the stage, and My Fairfield Lady is one of six shows being premiered at...


Review: Rocky Horror Show at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
Little can Richard O’Brien have imagined when his Rocky Horror Show was premiered in the 62-seat fringe theatre upstairs at London’s...


Review: Ghost the Musical at Liverpool Empire ****
It’s nearly three decades since Ghost swept all before it at the box office and powered the Righteous Brothers to the top of the charts....


Review: Sweeney Todd at Liverpool Everyman ****
Stephen Sondheim’s dark musical masterpiece turns the big 4-0 this year, and that alone would be a good enough reason for this spare and...


Review: Mark Thomas at Liverpool Playhouse ****
After MPs expenses, Mozart and the Middle East, Mark Thomas turns to another topic that’s close to his heart – and vents his spleen with...
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