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Review: The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) at Hope Street Theatre ****
You don’t have to have a working knowledge to enjoy this swift and sly celebration of musical theatre – but there’s no doubt it helps....


Anything Goes heads for the Liverpool Empire in 2022
Smash hit stage sensation Anything Goes is coming to the Liverpool Empire as part of a UK tour next spring. The acclaimed Barbican...


Everyman and Playhouse reveals world premiere and new season shows
Jonathan Larkin’s new play Cherry Jezebel will be given its world premiere at the Liverpool Everyman next spring. The production by the...


Review: Grease at the Liverpool Empire ****
It’s 50 years since Grease first hit the stage, and more than four decades since John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John took the big screen...


Timothy Lucas on the Christmas circus at St Helens Theatre Royal
The circus is coming to St Helens this Christmas – but you won’t find Timothy Lucas juggling or fire breathing. “I’ll probably be the...


Covid strikes cast of Royal Court Christmas show
The Royal Court’s Christmas show has been struck by Covid. Four members of the cast of The Scouse Sleeping Beauty, which was due to open...


Review: Rossiter at Hope Street Theatre ***1/2
On October 5, 1984, Leonard Rossiter was in his dressing room at London’s Lyric Theatre where he was appearing in a revival of Joe...


Keddy Sutton plans a fairy merry Christmas at Liverpool's Royal Court
She’s been an airline pilot in Scouse of the Rising Sun, a shepherd in the Scouse Nativity, and for the last two years she’s donned...


Hope Street premiere for Cynthia Lennon musical
A new musical version of a hit show about Cynthia Lennon comes to the Liverpool stage next month. This Girl – The Cynthia Lennon Story,...


Knowsley reveals Borough of Culture plans for 2022
Artist Luke Jerram’s stunning Gaia installation, a celebration of Edward Lear and the official opening of Shakespeare North Playhouse...
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