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Sweet Mother takes tale of Toxteth resilience on national tour
A verbatim play celebrating the resilience of women in the heart of the Toxteth community is being toured to venues across Liverpool City...


Imaginarium tells a Strange Tale at Shakespeare North Playhouse
Prescot’s Imaginarium Theatre is taking over the Cockpit at Shakespeare North Playhouse next week with a Strange Tale. Rob Brannen’s new...


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...
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