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Blackbird sings for Hope Street Theatre audiences
David Harrower’s raw and emotional play Blackbird is being staged in Liverpool this month. Roots Theatre presents the Olivier...


Curious Incident returns to Liverpool Empire in 2021
The National Theatre’s acclaimed stage version of Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is on its way back to...


Review: Sweet Mother at Royal Court Studio ***1/2
There’s a distinct dynamic, and a power, to verbatim theatre; it has an inherent sense of truth and authenticity about it that other...


Review: The King and I at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
The King and I comes from a particularly lavish era of the musical – both in terms of big, beautiful melodies and the sheer size and...


Doddy mural unveiled at Royal Court Liverpool
The Royal Court has marked it’s first ‘Doddy Day’ by unveiling a new mural tribute to the late legendary Liverpool entertainer. Artist...


Sheridan Smith to play Cilla at Liverpool Empire
Cilla the Musical is returning to the Liverpool Empire where it all began – and Sheridan Smith is set to star as the Scottie Road...


Merchant of Venice becomes East End matriarch at Liverpool Playhouse
Tracy-Ann Oberman will play Shylock in a new version of The Merchant of Venice at Liverpool Playhouse this autumn. The Shakespearean...


Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker! dances into Liverpool Empire in 2021
Liverpool audiences are in for a sweet treat with Matthew Bourne’s delightful confection Nutcracker! on its way to the Empire next...


Covid-19 causes Storyhouse to postpone its homegrown May shows
Chester Storyhouse has revealed it is postponing its next two homegrown productions because of the Covid-19 outbreak. A statement by the...


War of the Worlds brings martian threat back to Liverpool
Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds is on its way back to Liverpool. The spectacular musical stage show, which features alien spacecraft...
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