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Review: Stocking Fillers at the Royal Court Studio ***1/2

Sometimes, as the cast of Hair would tell you, you’ve just got to let the sunshine in – and this Thursday night programme at the Phil did...

There are two things that are hard to believe about Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake. One is that next year this modern classic is a...

The Wizard of Oz celebrates its 80th birthday this year, so it’s no surprise there are so many theatres laying down a yellow brick road....

The harpsichord and its kissing cousins the virginal and spinet have become synonymous with the sound of the 17th and early 18th century...

Racial tensions simmer both inside and outside the home in this vibrant but uncomfortable family drama from Eclipse Theatre Company....

Luke Barnes’ sharply funny yet pin-droppingly poignant coming-of-age story was a hit when Hiding Place Theatre staged it at Hope Street...

On paper it seems like a writer’s colourful fantasy. And yet Kinky Boots is based (albeit loosely) on actual events in the capital of...

We’ll all have had awkward encounters and been in hellish situations – but I’ll wager none so protractedly, toe-curlingly, cringeworthy...

Powell and Pressburger’s fantastical tale of life after – or rather, instead of – death remains a cinematic favourite after more than 70...

Liverpool is a city of 'come from aways' - a melting pot of cultures in which every family has its own tale of migration. It's also home...