Review 5/49

Review: War of the Worlds at the Liverpool Playhouse ***

As the old saying goes – if these walls could talk. And that’s what happens, in a manner, in Ali Milles’ The Croft where those who have...

UNESCO City of Music. City with the most UK number ones per head of population. An unparalleled roster of musical artists including, of...

There’s a much-repeated adage which exhorts its listener to “find someone who looks at you like you’re...magic” (insert similar sentiment...

Wirral writer Billie Collins’ debut play, Too Much World at Once, was a continent spanning metaphorical contemplation of identity and...

It seems to be the season for live stage adaptations of TV's ‘national treasures’. Fawlty Towers heads for the Empire this autumn, and...

There have been plenty of stories on stage inspired by the Red side of Liverpool – so chapeau to the Royal Court for redressing the...

The 50s and early 60s were a golden era for what might be termed shlocky horror – a Technicolor, B-movie paradise of aliens from outer...

How do you recreate a classic cinematic spy thriller with big screen set pieces that include an aerial attack scene and a dramatic...

This week the Phil announced its new season for 2025-26, unveiling a programme bursting with goodies including a clutch of world and UK...

There are some words which tend to get overused these days. Icon is one, and phenomenon is arguably another. Yet perhaps if anything in...