Review: Edward Scissorhands at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
It may not be the most famous, but Edward Scissorhands is arguably the most beguiling of all Matthew Bourne’s many stage creations from...
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Review: Haunted Scouse at Royal Court Liverpool ***1/2
Gerry Linford has trodden a prolific playwriting path since he won a ‘highly commended’ award at the Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize...
Review: Klezmer-ish Stumbling Stones at Philharmonic Hall Music Room ****
Stumbling stones – or Stolpersteine in German – are small brass squares embedded into pavements outside the former homes of Jewish people...
Review: I Am Steven Gerrard at Hope Street Theatre ****1/2
‘What is a man?’ muses one of the peripheral characters in I Am Steven Gerrard, being premiered at the Hope Street Theatre this week....
Review: Pretty Woman at Liverpool Empire ***1/2
It seems to be the season for stage versions of 90s films. Last week the lads of Brit hit The Fully Monty strutted their stuff on the...
Review: The Full Monty at Liverpool Empire ****
Who could have envisaged back in the summer of 1997 that a modestly-budgeted British indie film about a group of unemployed Sheffield...
Review: Spirit of Christmas at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
While pantos and Christmas shows are in full swing across the city, the Liverpool Phil flies the flag for a more reflective – while still...
Review: The Wizard of Oz at Liverpool Empire ****
Over the last few years, the Empire has moved away from offering its audiences traditional panto experiences and towards big budget...
Review: Stocking Fillers at Royal Court Studio ***1/2
Upstairs, Adam McCoy’s Dick Head (Whittington) is doing battle with Drew Schofield’s King Rat in traditional Royal Court fashion. But...
Review: Jack and the Beanstalk at Floral Pavilion ****
If you want to properly gauge a panto’s impact, you need to watch it with hundreds of schoolchildren sprung from their classrooms and...
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