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Review: Blood Brothers at Liverpool Empire *****
There are very few shows that can boast a natural ‘home’ – and a prodigal homecoming to boot. But Blood Brothers, Willy Russell’s tragic...


Review: Deep Blue at Liverpool Everyman ****
It’s a strange and confusing contradiction that in this modern world, despite ‘connection’ being just a tapped screen away, more and more...


Review: Strictly Ballroom at Liverpool Empire ***
The evenings are closing in and Strictly Come Dancing is back on our TV screens in a riot of Saturday night salsa, samba, spandex and...


Review: The Time Traveller's Wife at Storyhouse ***1/2
Audrey Niffenegger’s unconventional love story of a time travelling librarian and his soulmate has evoked powerful responses from readers...


Review: The Importance of Being Earnest at Liverpool Playhouse ***1/2
The Importance of Being Earnest remains perhaps Oscar Wilde’s greatest play. Of course, we don’t know what he might have trumped it with....


Review: Othello at Liverpool Playhouse ****
Frantic Assembly’s robust retelling of Othello has gone back to the pub for a third round of drinks, aggro and futile bloodshed. The...


Ian McKellen brings Mother Goose to Liverpool Empire in 2023
Sir Ian McKellen is set to appear in a new panto version of Mother Goose which is coming to the Liverpool Empire in the New Year. John...


Liverpool Irish Festival celebrates its 20th Anniversary
Liverpool Irish Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this month with a packed programme of events at venues across the city. The...


Review: A Billion Times I Love You at Liverpool Everyman ****
Patrick Maguire’s intensely realised love story A Billion Times I Love You won the new writing award at last year’s Homotopia Festival....


BlackFest 2022 returns to Liverpool venues this autumn
BlackFest returns this autumn with a packed programme of performances and workshops planned over the month-long event. The award-winning...
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