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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...


Review: SIX at Liverpool Playhouse ****1/2
It’s the mnemonic that’s been chanted by generations of schoolchildren – divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. But just...


Sweet Mother brings hidden history to the Liverpool stage
A special slice of L8 history is brought to the stage in the city this month. Sweet Mother, coming to the Royal Court Studio, is part of...


School of Rock makes Liverpool Empire date on first UK tour
Smash hit stage musical School of Rock is heading for the Liverpool Empire as part of its inaugural UK tour. Dewey Finn and the...


Review: Blue Stockings at Storyhouse ****
Cambridge University may have nurtured some of the most exceptional minds in history, but at the end of the 19th century it was still...
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