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Pantomimes and Christmas shows in Liverpool City Region for 2025
On the first day of Christmas Liverpool region's theatres gave to me...three Cinderellas, two Beanstalks and Beauty and the Beasties and a host of other shows to entertain everyone from three to 103. It's true the 'greatest fairytale of them all' appears to be the most popular choice for Christmas 2025, but away from pumpkins, glass slippers and clocks striking 12 there's a lot of choice out there this year - whether you want full-blown panto or something a bit different. In


Liverpool Irish Festival 2025 programme of events
Liverpool Irish Festival returns to city venues next week with 10 days of cultural events and activities. The 2025 event runs from October 16-26, and this year has the theme of Liverpool Irish Festival is the UK’s largest arts and culture-led festival and marks its 23 rd anniversary this year. It is set to be officially launched at Liverpool Irish Centre on Thursday, October 16 where there is the opportunity to meet the team and hear more about the 2025 programme. There will


Review: The Tempest at Shakespeare North Playhouse ****
Earlier this year Shakespeare North Playhouse delivered a gleefully irreverent stag and hen Love’s Labour’s Lost, and before that was a...


Review: Britannia Waves the Rules at the Hope Street Theatre *****
Playwright Gareth Farr’s searing and lyrical Britannia Waves the Rules first roared on to the stage a decade ago, its damaged protagonist...


Review: The Book of Mormon at the Liverpool Empire *****
Ding dong! The Mormons are back in Liverpool with glad tidings – as long as you’re not easily offended that is. Trey Parker, Matt Stone...


Review: Shake it up Baby! at the Epstein Theatre ****
Liverpool playwright Ian Salmon returns to the streets of Hamburg, six years after the all-female Liverbirds rocked the Reeperbahn in his...


The 2025 La Feria Festival takes place in Liverpool this week
Liverpool’s La Feria festival of Latin culture takes place in the city and beyond this week. The 2025 festival – organised by Luma...


Review: Syncopated at Liverpool Playhouse Studio ***1/2
One bench, a pair of people, two time periods and four entwined stories. Set both in present day Liverpool and the post-war, just...


Shows at Liverpool theatres during October
It’s the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness…and a whole crop of new and favourite shows coming to Liverpool theatres. While the city’s venues never really go fully ‘dark’ in the summer months, the autumn season sees an increase in productions and the programme has got into full swing by October. So there’s plenty to see and enjoy for Liverpool theatre addicts over the 31 days up and until ‘all hallows’. Several stage shows are continuing as September rolls into October,


Christmas in Liverpool for Mamma Mia! UK tour
Mamma Mia! here they go again - the smash hit Abba-infused musical is back on the road in 2026 and heading for the Liverpool Empire for a...
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