Review: Spirit of Christmas at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, flank the stage with a pair of conical Christmas trees…..and, in a colourful finale, why not dress...
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Review: Peter Pan at the Epstein Theatre ****
It wouldn’t be Christmas without a visit to Neverland – because after all, who can put the ‘pan’ in to panto if not for Peter? So step...
Review: The Jungle Book at Unity Theatre ***
In a world of Cinderellas, Snow Whites and Peter Pans, the Unity Theatre has always resolutely ploughed its own festive storytelling...
Review: Beauty & The Beast at the Black-E ***1/2
Playing to a panto audience in the round, and fielding one of the largest casts this Christmas? Hats off to Drops of Light CIC, the team...
Review: Crazy For You at the Liverpool Empire ***
Given the daily dose of angst and turmoil in the real world, an evening of escapism at the theatre could be just the ticket. And with a...
Review: The Scouse Nativity at Royal Court Liverpool ****1/2
Tim Firth’s Flint Street Nativity is a seasonal favourite, while Nativity! The Musical is currently on a UK tour. And with the advent of...
Review: The Little Mermaid at the Liverpool Everyman ****
It’s a well-known fact that Christmas doesn’t officially start in Liverpool until the arrival of the Everyman rock ‘n’ roll panto. So...
Review: For Love or Money at Liverpool Playhouse ***
Northern Broadsides have become one of the foundations of a Playhouse season – and before that, of the Everyman’s annual programme....
Review: Verdi's Requiem at Philharmonic Hall *****
He’s one of the most in-demand singers in the world with a schedule that fills up years in advance. But it appears Bryn Terfel might just...
Review: War Horse at Liverpool Empire *****
“My subject is war and the pity of war,” wrote Wilfred Owen in the preface to the collection of poems he never lived to see published. So...
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