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Liverpool International Jazz Festival 2026 line-up

It may be called The Full Monty, but the physical act of stripping forms a minor and momentary part of Simon Beaufoy’s thoughtful...

Now here’s a question. Can you have too many luscious tunes in one concert? Unless your ideal is John Cage’s 4’33’’ I’d suggest the...

You wait for one railway-set mystery to arrive and then two turn up at Merseyside theatres in quick succession. Hot on the heels – or...

Liverpool actor Daniel Taylor is carving a successful parallel career as a director/producer of powerful and plain-speaking stage...

It may have been titled ‘John Lill at 75’ but the latest in the RLPO’s season of concerts turned out to be a joyful Saturday evening...

Gilbert Varga takes up a new post in 2019 as chief conductor of the historic Pannon Philharmonic, based at the Kodaly Centre in Pecs. So...

Relationships and the enduring power of love are at the core of Gerry Linford’s heart-warming new comedy receiving its premiere at the...

Madagascar the movie was a bright and colourful animated romp that took its audience from the clinical confines of Central Park Zoo to...

While the popularity of some Saturday night TV shows might arguably be on the wane, Strictly Come Dancing cha chas on in a cloud of...

When Gustav Mahler premiered his Fifth Symphony in Cologne in 1904 the reaction ranged from warm to cold – with the majority of reviews...